Income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland
Iceland: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.1068 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1068
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1325
in 2010
All-time low
0.1009
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland stood at 0.1068.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland peaked at 0.1325 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1009, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1129 | 0.1009 | 0.1325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1068 | 0.1068 | 0.1068 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.54 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.83 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0858 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Iceland was 0.1068 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1325 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1009 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Iceland ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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