Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Canada
Canada: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3617 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Canada, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Canada stood at 0.3617.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Canada peaked at 0.3965 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3192, in 2020.
Canada ranks 88th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3362 | — |
| 1981 | 0.327 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3233 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.327 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3298 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3269 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3377 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3383 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3445 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3453 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3463 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3426 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3417 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3458 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3496 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3562 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3662 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3703 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3703 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3737 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3794 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3796 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3909 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3934 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3913 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3965 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.395 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3935 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3923 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3702 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3828 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3857 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3806 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3829 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3808 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.37 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3552 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3614 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.356 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3535 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3192 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3458 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3617 | +4.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3617 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3336 | 0.3233 | 0.3453 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3563 | 0.3417 | 0.3737 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3882 | 0.3702 | 0.3965 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3709 | 0.3535 | 0.3857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3422 | 0.3192 | 0.3617 | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Canada?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Canada was 0.3617 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3965 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3192 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Canada ranks 88th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.