Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2037 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lithuania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Lithuania is 0.2037, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Lithuania peaked at 0.2248 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1646, in 2012.
Lithuania ranks 114th 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.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2198 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1803 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1646 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1883 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1883 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2173 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2152 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2248 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2133 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.198 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1877 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1956 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2037 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2037 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.2037 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.2037 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.201 | 0.1646 | 0.2248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1977 | 0.1877 | 0.2037 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 111 Italy 0.2085 compare
- 112 Tonga 0.2074 compare
- 113 North Macedonia 0.2048 compare
- 115 Lebanon 0.2024 compare
- 116 Tajikistan 0.1993 compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.1992 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 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 -0.5439 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Lithuania?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Lithuania was 0.2037 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2248 in 2017.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1646 in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Lithuania ranks 114th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.