Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.315 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1971–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Canada is 0.315, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 0.3725 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2985, in 2020.
That places Canada 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3469 | 0.3347 | 0.3725 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3227 | 0.3101 | 0.3352 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3215 | 0.313 | 0.3322 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3376 | 0.3342 | 0.3409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3308 | 0.3175 | 0.338 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3082 | 0.2985 | 0.315 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.052 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0978 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1598 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 0.315 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3725 in 1971.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2985 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.