Australia vs Latvia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Australia
35.2%
in 2022
Latvia
35.7%
in 2022
Australia rank
88th
Latvia rank
85th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.7% against 35.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 88th and Latvia ranks 85th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 22.4% | 7.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 35.1% | 4.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 38.0% | 4.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 36.4% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 35.6% | 0.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax), Australia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35.7% against 35.2% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 88th and Latvia ranks 85th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.