Income inequality atkinson index undp in Jamaica
Jamaica: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3368 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3368
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3825
in 2013
All-time low
0.3337
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010β2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Jamaica, 2010β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.3368 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023.
The figure is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Jamaica peaked at 0.3825 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3337, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3448 | 0.3337 | 0.3825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3368 | 0.3368 | 0.3368 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.36 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,140 (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 -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.77 (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 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Jamaica?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Jamaica was 0.3368 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3825 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3337 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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