Income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya
Kenya: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3965 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3965
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.5166
in 2010
All-time low
0.3772
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya is 0.3965, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya peaked at 0.5166 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3772, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0.4822 | 0.4305 | 0.5166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3916 | 0.3772 | 0.3965 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,758 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.93 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1827 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1827 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.196 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 45.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Kenya was 0.3965 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5166 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3772 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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