Italy vs Romania: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Italy
0.2085
in 2023
Romania
0.2087
in 2023
Italy rank
111th
Romania rank
110th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2087 against 0.2085 in Italy, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Romania ahead.
Italy ranks 111th and Romania ranks 110th of 174 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2254 | 0.2303 | 0.0049 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.2129 | 0.2162 | 0.0034 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2087 against 0.2085 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Italy and Romania?
- 0.0002, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Italy ranks 111th and Romania ranks 110th 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.