Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population by country
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.
What the numbers show
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 40.2% in Slovakia; the lowest is 2.4% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 22.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 272.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 57.3%).
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 40.2% | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 36.5% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 34.3% | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 33.8% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 31.9% | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 31.6% | 2023 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 30.9% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 29.8% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 29.5% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 28.1% | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 26.6% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 26.4% | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 25.4% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 25.3% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 24.9% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 24.7% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 17 | Iceland | 24.3% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 24.1% | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 19 | Croatia | 23.9% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 23.4% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 23.3% | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 22.8% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 22.6% | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 22.4% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22.0% | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 26 | Israel | 22.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 21.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 18.4% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 18.2% | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 30 | United States of America | 16.8% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 16.5% | 2022 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 15.1% | 2022 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 14.6% | 2022 | up 199.1% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 13.5% | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 13.3% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 13.0% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 9.4% | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 5.9% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.