Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Gambia
0.4011
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.4236
in 2023
Gambia rank
34th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.4236 against 0.4011 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0225.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4138 | 0.3583 | 0.0555 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.3928 | 0.4236 | 0.0308 | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.4236 against 0.4011 in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0225, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st 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.