Income inequality atkinson index undp in Lesotho
Lesotho: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.5143 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5143
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.6304
in 2010
All-time low
0.5143
in 2018
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.5143 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Lesotho peaked at 0.6304 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5143, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6072 | 0.5143 | 0.6304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5143 | 0.5143 | 0.5143 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.69 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 804.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.43 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.534 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.25 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.225 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.225 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.24 (2023)
- Population living in slums 25.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Lesotho?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Lesotho was 0.5143 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6304 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5143 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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