How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – 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.

Israel vs United States of America: Income inequality: Atkinson index

Israel

0.2402

in 2023

United States of America

0.2393

in 2023

Israel rank

91st

United States of America rank

92nd

Income inequality: Atkinson index over time

Israel
United States of America

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.2402 against 0.2393 in United States of America, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 92nd of 174 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2551	0.2625	0.0074	United States of America
2020s	0.2402	0.2476	0.0074	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Israel or United States of America?: Israel, at 0.2402 against 0.2393 in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Israel and United States of America?: 0.0009, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?: Israel ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 92nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – 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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Indicator: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,331 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.