Spain vs Switzerland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Spain
0.3124
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3167
in 2022
Spain rank
19th
Switzerland rank
18th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3167 against 0.3124 in Spain, a difference of 0.0043.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3241 | 0.305 | 0.0191 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.337 | 0.2989 | 0.0382 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3216 | 0.3166 | 0.0049 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3167 against 0.3124 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.0043, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Spain ranks 19th 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.