Income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi
Malawi: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3925 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi is 0.3925, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi peaked at 0.4673 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3925, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 40th 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 | 0.453 | 0.4005 | 0.4673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3925 | 0.3925 | 0.3925 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.42 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1477 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1477 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1766 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 75.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Malawi was 0.3925 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4673 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3925 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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