Income inequality: Atkinson index in Fiji
Fiji: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1852 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Fiji, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.1852 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Fiji peaked at 0.3006 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1852, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 127th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3006 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3006 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3006 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3006 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2271 | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2271 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2271 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2271 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2271 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2271 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1852 | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1852 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1852 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1852 | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.1852 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 74% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.1852 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2565 | 0.2271 | 0.3006 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1852 | 0.1852 | 0.1852 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More poverty & inequality data for Fiji
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,109 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 0.4572 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.7% (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 Fiji?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Fiji was 0.1852 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3006 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1852 in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Fiji ranks 127th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.