New Zealand vs Syrian Arab Republic: Income inequality: Atkinson index
New Zealand
0.1809
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
0.1845
in 2015
New Zealand rank
132nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
130th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- New Zealand
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.1845 against 0.1809 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0036.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
New Zealand ranks 132nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 130th of 174 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, New Zealand or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.1845 against 0.1809 in New Zealand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.0036, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- New Zealand ranks 132nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 130th 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.