Canada vs Poland: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Canada
36.8%
in 2022
Poland
37.7%
in 2022
Canada rank
80th
Poland rank
77th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 37.7% against 36.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 80th and Poland ranks 77th of 113 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 37.6% | 31.0% | 6.6% | Canada |
| 1950s | 28.6% | 29.6% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1960s | 28.6% | 28.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 24.1% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 22.6% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 30.3% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.7% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 37.2% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 37.7% | 1.7% | Poland |
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), Canada or Poland?
- Poland, at 37.7% against 36.8% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between Canada and Poland?
- 0.9%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Canada ranks 80th and Poland ranks 77th 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.