Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Costa Rica
0.3559
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.3528
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
54th
Nicaragua rank
57th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3559 against 0.3528 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 174 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3569 | 0.3369 | 0.0199 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3532 | 0.3528 | 0.0004 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3559 against 0.3528 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0031, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 57th 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.