Australia vs United States: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient
Australia
49,266
in 2017
United States
54,008
in 2017
Australia rank
9th
United States rank
6th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 54,008 against 49,266 in Australia, a difference of 4,742.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 826 | 2,674 | 1,848 | United States |
| 1850s | 3,148 | 3,632 | 484 | United States |
| 1870s | 5,217 | 4,803 | 414 | Australia |
| 1890s | 7,106 | 6,665 | 441 | Australia |
| 1910s | 8,305 | 9,637 | 1,332 | United States |
| 1920s | 8,389 | 11,954 | 3,565 | United States |
| 1950s | 11,815 | 15,240 | 3,425 | United States |
| 1960s | 14,013 | 18,057 | 4,044 | United States |
| 1970s | 19,166 | 23,958 | 4,792 | United States |
| 1980s | 22,972 | 29,611 | 6,639 | United States |
| 1990s | 27,373 | 36,982 | 9,609 | United States |
| 2000s | 39,254 | 47,770 | 8,517 | United States |
| 2010s | 47,333 | 51,638 | 4,304 | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 54,008 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 United States?
- 4,742, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th 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.