Income inequality: Atkinson index in Czechia
Czechia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1111 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Czechia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.1111 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Czechia peaked at 0.1136 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0997, in 2018.
That places Czechia 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1045 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1136 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1136 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1136 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1136 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1136 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1136 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1055 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0997 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1004 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.111 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1111 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1111 | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.1111 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 65% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.1111 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1092 | 0.0997 | 0.1136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1087 | 0.1018 | 0.1111 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Czechia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Czechia was 0.1111 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1136 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0997 in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Czechia ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.