Latvia vs Lithuania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Latvia
0.3399
in 2023
Lithuania
0.3548
in 2023
Latvia rank
11th
Lithuania rank
9th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.3548 against 0.3399 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0149.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3682 | 0.3481 | 0.0201 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3485 | 0.3572 | 0.0086 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.3446 | 0.3594 | 0.0148 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.3548 against 0.3399 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.0149, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Latvia ranks 11th and Lithuania ranks 9th 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.