Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in New Zealand
New Zealand: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3514 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 0.3514.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand peaked at 0.476 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2807, in 2006.
That places New Zealand 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4532 | 0.4079 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4493 | 0.4314 | 0.4653 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3552 | 0.2807 | 0.413 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3357 | 0.3104 | 0.3972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.372 | 0.3514 | 0.394 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More poverty & inequality data for New Zealand
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 9,102 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.082 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0796 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0796 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0944 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1809 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand was 0.3514 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.476 in 1984.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2807 in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- New Zealand ranks 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.