Switzerland vs United States: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient
Switzerland
60,171
in 2017
United States
54,008
in 2017
Switzerland rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 60,171 against 54,008 in United States, a difference of 6,163.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United States ahead.
Switzerland ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,985 | 2,674 | 689.45 | United States |
| 1850s | 2,443 | 3,632 | 1,189 | United States |
| 1870s | 2,954 | 4,803 | 1,849 | United States |
| 1890s | 5,309 | 6,665 | 1,356 | United States |
| 1910s | 8,048 | 9,637 | 1,589 | United States |
| 1920s | 9,920 | 11,954 | 2,034 | United States |
| 1950s | 11,541 | 15,240 | 3,699 | United States |
| 1960s | 16,358 | 18,057 | 1,699 | United States |
| 1970s | 23,479 | 23,958 | 479 | United States |
| 1980s | 27,406 | 29,611 | 2,205 | United States |
| 1990s | 34,250 | 36,982 | 2,732 | United States |
| 2000s | 46,262 | 47,770 | 1,508 | United States |
| 2010s | 58,695 | 51,638 | 7,058 | Switzerland |
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, Switzerland or United States?
- Switzerland, at 60,171 against 54,008 in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Switzerland and United States?
- 6,163, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Switzerland ranks 4th 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.