Statizoid

Ireland vs Sweden: Gini index

Ireland
29
in 2023
Sweden
29.3
in 2023
Ireland rank
102nd
Sweden rank
100th

Gini index over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
010203040197519992023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 29.3 against 29 in Ireland, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 100th 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.