Kiribati vs Malta: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Kiribati
0.1554
in 2023
Malta
0.1551
in 2023
Kiribati rank
148th
Malta rank
149th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Kiribati
- Malta
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.1554 against 0.1551 in Malta, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 148th and Malta ranks 149th of 174 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2281 | 0.1344 | 0.0937 | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.1554 | 0.1549 | 0.0005 | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Kiribati or Malta?
- Kiribati, at 0.1554 against 0.1551 in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Kiribati and Malta?
- 0.0003, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Kiribati ranks 148th and Malta ranks 149th 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.