How does Denmark rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Denmark ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark
Creator: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

0.3%

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

30th

of 35 countries

All-time high

0.3%

in 2019

All-time low

0.3%

in 2013

Years of data

2013–2019

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark, 2013–2019

Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Denmark ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Denmark

27 Austria 0.3% compare
28 Norway 0.3% compare
29 Poland 0.3% compare
31 Belgium 0.3% compare
32 Iceland 0.2% compare
33 Slovenia 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Denmark

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,096 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.4% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.003 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0757 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0757 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0848 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1102 (2023)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark was 0.3% in 2019, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Denmark ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Unit: %
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 313 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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