Portugal vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Portugal
0.3199
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3167
in 2022
Portugal rank
15th
Switzerland rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3199 against 0.3167 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0032.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3548 | 0.3049 | 0.0499 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3307 | 0.2989 | 0.0319 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3236 | 0.3166 | 0.007 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 0.3199 against 0.3167 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0032, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Portugal ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.