Statizoid

Canada vs France: Gini index

Canada
31.5
in 2022
France
31.8
in 2023
Canada rank
86th
France rank
83rd

Gini index over time

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 31.8 against 31.5 in Canada, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 86th and France ranks 83rd of 121 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini index
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,305 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.