Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Finland
Finland: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.2785 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Finland, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2785 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland peaked at 0.3008 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2062, in 1992.
That places Finland 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2846 | 0.2718 | 0.3008 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2401 | 0.2062 | 0.2674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.279 | 0.2693 | 0.2904 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2768 | 0.2679 | 0.2861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2776 | 0.2768 | 0.2785 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- 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 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.021 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1275 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland was 0.2785 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3008 in 1980.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2062 in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Finland ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.