Mexico vs United States of America: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Mexico
0.4001
in 2022
United States of America
0.3944
in 2023
Mexico rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Mexico
- United States of America
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4001 against 0.3944 in United States of America, a difference of 0.0057.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4453 | 0.3926 | 0.0528 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4103 | 0.3867 | 0.0236 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Mexico or United States of America?
- Mexico, at 0.4001 against 0.3944 in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Mexico and United States of America?
- 0.0057, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Mexico ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th 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.