Australia vs Hong Kong: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Australia
49,266
in 2017
Hong Kong
49,919
in 2017
Australia rank
9th
Hong Kong rank
8th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data over time
- Australia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 49,919 against 49,266 in Australia, a difference of 653.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 826 | 1,132 | 306 | Hong Kong |
| 1850s | 3,148 | 1,205 | 1,943 | Australia |
| 1870s | 5,217 | 1,256 | 3,961 | Australia |
| 1890s | 7,106 | 1,682 | 5,424 | Australia |
| 1910s | 8,305 | 2,253 | 6,052 | Australia |
| 1920s | 8,389 | 2,987 | 5,402 | Australia |
| 1950s | 11,815 | 4,082 | 7,733 | Australia |
| 1960s | 14,013 | 5,088 | 8,925 | Australia |
| 1970s | 19,166 | 9,250 | 9,916 | Australia |
| 1980s | 22,972 | 17,086 | 5,886 | Australia |
| 1990s | 27,373 | 27,960 | 587 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 39,254 | 35,543 | 3,710 | Australia |
| 2010s | 47,333 | 46,545 | 788 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Australia or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 49,919 against 49,266 in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Australia and Hong Kong?
- 653, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Hong Kong rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Australia ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.