Costa Rica vs Honduras: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Costa Rica
0.3559
in 2023
Honduras
0.3557
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
54th
Honduras rank
55th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3559 against 0.3557 in Honduras, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Honduras ranks 55th of 174 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3569 | 0.355 | 0.0019 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3532 | 0.3557 | 0.0024 | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3559 against 0.3557 in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0.0002, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Honduras ranks 55th 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.