Ecuador vs Turkey: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Ecuador
0.3061
in 2023
Turkey
0.2891
in 2023
Ecuador rank
69th
Turkey rank
72nd
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Ecuador
- Turkey
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.3061 against 0.2891 in Turkey, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 69th and Turkey ranks 72nd of 174 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3047 | 0.29 | 0.0147 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3074 | 0.2917 | 0.0157 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Ecuador or Turkey?
- Ecuador, at 0.3061 against 0.2891 in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Ecuador and Turkey?
- 0.017, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Turkey?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Turkey rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Ecuador ranks 69th and Turkey ranks 72nd 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.