Income inequality: Atkinson index in Chad
Chad: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3823 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Chad, 2011–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Chad is 0.3823, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Chad peaked at 0.4787 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3823, in 2019.
Chad ranks 43rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4787 | — |
| 2012 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3823 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3823 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3823 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3823 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3823 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.3823 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.3823 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.468 | 0.3823 | 0.4787 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3823 | 0.3823 | 0.3823 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More poverty & inequality data for Chad
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 826.9 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 0.9276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.67 (2018)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.7% (2018)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Chad?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Chad was 0.3823 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4787 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3823 in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Chad ranks 43rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.