Australia vs New Zealand: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Australia
35.2%
in 2022
New Zealand
35.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
88th
New Zealand rank
89th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 35.2% against 35.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1930 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 88th and New Zealand ranks 89th of 113 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 32.5% | 53.7% | 21.2% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 34.4% | 41.5% | 7.1% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 27.6% | 42.0% | 14.4% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 28.2% | 38.2% | 10.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 36.0% | 10.6% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 32.7% | 6.6% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 37.7% | 7.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 36.4% | 3.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.7% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 36.4% | 1.6% | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Australia, at 35.2% against 35.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2022.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 88th and New Zealand ranks 89th 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.