El Salvador vs Yemen: Income inequality: Atkinson index
El Salvador
0.2333
in 2023
Yemen
0.2319
in 2023
El Salvador rank
99th
Yemen rank
100th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2333 against 0.2319 in Yemen, a difference of 0.0014.
Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 100th 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 | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2246 | 0.0446 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.244 | 0.2319 | 0.0121 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 0.2333 against 0.2319 in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 0.0014, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 100th 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.