Korea vs Portugal: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Korea
0.324
in 2022
Portugal
0.3199
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Portugal rank
15th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.324 against 0.3199 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0041.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3614 | 0.3295 | 0.0319 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.327 | 0.3236 | 0.0034 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Korea or Portugal?
- Korea, at 0.324 against 0.3199 in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0041, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Korea ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 15th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.