Indicator comparison
Range of Gini index: 1963–2024. Range of Gini (Eurostat): 2003–2025.
Income inequality measured by the World Bank and Eurostat (EU-SILC).
Discrepancies between the World Bank index Gini index and Eurostat Gini (Eurostat) stem from differing sample designs and definitions of equivalised income.
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Gini index of income inequality on a scale of 0–100 from the World Bank. Provides a long historical record for Poland and Germany and sparser coverage for the US.
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income from Eurostat EU-SILC. Provides an independent measure compared to the World Bank series Gini index.
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Gini index of income inequality on a scale of 0–100 from the World Bank. Provides a long historical record for Poland and Germany and sparser coverage for the US.
Gini index, 0–100. World Bank. This copy is mainly PL, DE, US — the world line is often empty.
Gini index of income inequality on a scale of 0–100 from the World Bank. World Bank Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). Years without surveys are left blank rather than estimated. Compare with Eurostat data Gini (Eurostat).
Do not average with Gini (Eurostat). Two official sources, two income definitions. Keep the pair in the citation.
Longseries, “Gini index”. World Bank Open Data (SI.POV.GINI), 1963–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 792bc0830925d1fd3483656910ddace18a62f2007374efedb7b9de5d5d7070ee. https://longseries.com/en/d/gini/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2023: highest — Italy; lowest — Czechia
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2024 | 50.3%50.3%↓−1.2 pp |
| United States | 2024 | 41.8%41.8%→0.0 pp |
| China | 2022 | 36%36%↑+0.3 pp |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxItaly | 2023 | 34.3%34.3%↑+0.6 pp |
| Germany | 2022 | 33.7%33.7%↑+0.1 pp |
| Spain | 2023 | 33.4%33.4%↓−0.2 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2021 | 32.4%32.4%↓−0.3 pp |
| Japan | 2020 | 32.3%32.3%↓−0.7 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
34 rows for Poland
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Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.
Poland
25.1→28.5
Poland: 25.1 (1985) → 28.5 (2023). Difference: +3.4 pp. Peak value of 38.0 in 2004; lowest value of 25.1 in 1985.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poland | 28.5% |
| 2022 | Poland | 28.9% |
| 2021 | Poland | 28.5% |
| 2020 | Poland | 28.5% |
| 2019 | Poland | 28.8% |
| 2018 | Poland | 30.2% |
| 2017 | Poland | 29.7% |
| 2016 | Poland | 31.2% |
| 2015 | Poland | 31.8% |
| 2014 | Poland | 32.8% |
| 2013 | Poland | 33.1% |
| 2012 | Poland | 33% |
| 2011 | Poland | 33.2% |
| 2010 | Poland | 33.2% |
| 2009 | Poland | 33.4% |
| 2008 | Poland | 33.5% |
| 2007 | Poland | 34% |
| 2006 | Poland | 34.7% |
| 2005 | Poland | 35.8% |
| 2004 | Poland | 38% |
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income from Eurostat EU-SILC. Provides an independent measure compared to the World Bank series Gini index.
Gini of equivalised disposable income. SILC, Eurostat.
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income from Eurostat (EU-SILC). See also: Gini index.
Pair: Gini index. A gap is two methods, not two countries.
Longseries, “Gini (Eurostat)”. Eurostat (ilc_di11), 2003–2025, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Eurostat reuse policy. Data SHA-256: 051fcdb083e1cd34b6a0a1e1913dd333c610e73defd487422ffc8cdd59376305. https://longseries.com/en/d/eu-gini/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Türkiye; lowest — Belgium
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxTürkiye | 2025 | 8.9%8.9%↓−0.1 pp |
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 6.9%6.9%→0.0 pp |
| Latvia | 2025 | 6.7%6.7%↑+0.4 pp |
| Lithuania | 2025 | 6.5%6.5%→0.0 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2018 | 5.6%5.6%↑+0.2 pp |
| Spain | 2025 | 5.2%5.2%↓−0.1 pp |
| Greece | 2025 | 5.2%5.2%↓−0.1 pp |
| Italy | 2025 | 5.1%5.1%↓−0.4 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
21 rows for Poland
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Poland
6.6→3.6
Poland: 6.6 (2005) → 3.6 (2025). Difference: −3.0 pp. Peak value of 6.6 in 2005; lowest value of 3.6 in 2025.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 3.6% |
| 2024 | Poland | 3.9% |
| 2023 | Poland | 4.1% |
| 2022 | Poland | 3.9% |
| 2021 | Poland | 4% |
| 2020 | Poland | 4.1% |
| 2019 | Poland | 4.4% |
| 2018 | Poland | 4.3% |
| 2017 | Poland | 4.6% |
| 2016 | Poland | 4.8% |
| 2015 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2014 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2013 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2012 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2011 | Poland | 5% |
| 2010 | Poland | 5% |
| 2009 | Poland | 5% |
| 2008 | Poland | 5.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 5.3% |
| 2006 | Poland | 5.7% |