El Salvador vs Indonesia: Income inequality: Atkinson index
El Salvador
0.2333
in 2023
Indonesia
0.2364
in 2023
El Salvador rank
99th
Indonesia rank
96th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.2364 against 0.2333 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Indonesia ranks 96th of 174 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2475 | 0.0217 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.244 | 0.2368 | 0.0072 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 0.2364 against 0.2333 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 0.0031, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Indonesia ranks 96th 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.