New Zealand vs Portugal: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
New Zealand
35.0%
in 2022
Portugal
35.4%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
89th
Portugal rank
86th
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.4% against 35.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1936 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th of 113 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 44.1% | 39.1% | 5.0% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 40.1% | 35.9% | 4.2% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 42.0% | 32.9% | 9.1% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 38.2% | 33.9% | 4.2% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 36.0% | 30.7% | 5.3% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 31.3% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 35.9% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 38.5% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 37.2% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.6% | 0.9% | 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), New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.4% 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 New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- New Zealand ranks 89th 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.