Income inequality: Atkinson index in Iran
Iran: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2752 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Iran, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.2752 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Iran peaked at 0.2896 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2439, in 2014.
Iran ranks 78th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2896 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2896 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2896 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2896 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2439 | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2582 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2623 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2671 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2737 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2825 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2752 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2752 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2752 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2752 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2752 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.2752 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2746 | 0.2439 | 0.2896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2752 | 0.2752 | 0.2752 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- 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 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Iran?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Iran was 0.2752 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2896 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2439 in 2014.
- How does Iran rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Iran ranks 78th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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.