Australia vs Portugal: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Australia
35.2%
in 2022
Portugal
35.4%
in 2022
Australia rank
88th
Portugal rank
86th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.4% against 35.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th of 113 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34.4% | 39.7% | 5.3% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 27.6% | 32.9% | 5.3% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 28.2% | 33.9% | 5.7% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 30.7% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 31.3% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 35.9% | 5.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 38.5% | 5.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 37.2% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 35.6% | 0.7% | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.4% 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 Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th 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.