Income inequality: Atkinson index in Dominica
Dominica: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4605 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Dominica, 2010–2015
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.4605 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Dominica ranks 18th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4605 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4605 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4605 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4605 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4605 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4605 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.4605 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.4605 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 15 South Sudan 0.4885 compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 0.4842 compare
- 17 Somalia 0.4741
- 19 Botswana 0.4548 compare
- 20 Central African Republic 0.4547 compare
- 21 Cape Verde 0.4538 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominica
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,682 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 0.6943 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.3% (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 -4.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1143 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Dominica?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Dominica was 0.4605 in 2015, 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4605 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4605 in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Dominica ranks 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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.