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Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Inequality is measured in terms of the Gini coefficient of income before taxes on the horizontal axis and after taxeson the vertical axis. The latest available estimates are shown for each country.

Before tax0.20.30.40.50.60.7After tax0.2No reductionNo reductionReduced by a thirdReduced by a thirdReduced by a halfReduced by a halfFinlandFinlandJapanJapanSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSpainSpainUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America300M300MCircles sized byPopulation
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