Income inequality atkinson index undp in Laos
Laos: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.2356 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2356
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2356
in 2019
All-time low
0.2088
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.2356 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Laos peaked at 0.2356 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2088, in 2010.
Laos ranks 97th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2147 | 0.2088 | 0.2356 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2356 | 0.2356 | 0.2356 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More poverty & inequality data for Laos
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.42 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,196 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.62 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.475 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1577 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Laos?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Laos was 0.2356 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2356 in 2019.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2088 in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Laos ranks 97th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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