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Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working
age population, 2022

Inequality is measured in terms of the Gini coefficient of income before taxes on the horizontal axis and after taxes on thevertical axis. To allow for greater comparability across countries with different pension systems, inequality here is measuredamong the working age population, from age 18 to 65.

Gini coefficient (market income)0.20.30.40.50.6Gini coefficient (disposable income)0.2No reductionNo reductionReduced by a thirdReduced by a thirdReduced by halfReduced by halfCzechiaCzechiaItalyItalyRussiaRussiaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America300M300MCircles sized byPopulation(historical)
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