Gambia vs Palau: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Gambia
0.4011
in 2023
Palau
0.4092
in 2023
Gambia rank
34th
Palau rank
33rd
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Gambia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.4092 against 0.4011 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0081.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Palau ranks 33rd of 174 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3954 | 0.4092 | 0.0137 | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.3928 | 0.4092 | 0.0164 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Gambia or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.4092 against 0.4011 in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Gambia and Palau?
- 0.0081, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Palau?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Palau rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Palau ranks 33rd 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.