Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bahamas
Bahamas: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3755 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bahamas, 2013–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Bahamas stood at 0.3755. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Bahamas peaked at 0.3755 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3755, in 2013.
Bahamas ranks 45th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3755 | — |
| 2014 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3755 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.3755 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 2.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.3755 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3755 | 0.3755 | 0.3755 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3755 | 0.3755 | 0.3755 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More poverty & inequality data for Bahamas
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,737 kg per hectare (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 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.325 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Bahamas?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Bahamas was 0.3755 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3755 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3755 in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Bahamas ranks 45th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.