Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovakia
Slovakia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.2969 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Slovakia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia is 0.2969, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia peaked at 0.3449 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2142, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2216 | 0.2142 | 0.2296 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.2606 | 0.2202 | 0.2838 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3149 | 0.289 | 0.3373 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3218 | 0.3001 | 0.3449 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2985 | 0.2969 | 0.2997 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.176 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.084 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.084 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1087 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.1% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1001 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Slovakia was 0.2969 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3449 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2142 in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Slovakia ranks 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.