Income inequality atkinson index undp in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.2923 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2923
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2923
in 2017
All-time low
0.2741
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2923 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2923 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2741, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 71st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.282 | 0.2741 | 0.2923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2923 | 0.2923 | 0.2923 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.84 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,359 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.661 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Afghanistan?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Afghanistan was 0.2923 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2923 in 2017.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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