Barbados vs Lesotho: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Barbados
0.4898
in 2023
Lesotho
0.5143
in 2023
Barbados rank
14th
Lesotho rank
12th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.5143 against 0.4898 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0245.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4898 | 0.6072 | 0.1174 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4898 | 0.5143 | 0.0245 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.5143 against 0.4898 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0.0245, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.