Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nauru
Nauru: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1847 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nauru, 2013–2023
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 Nauru is 0.1847, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Nauru peaked at 0.1847 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1847, in 2013.
That places Nauru 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1847 | — |
| 2014 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1847 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.1847 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.1847 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 0.1847 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More poverty & inequality data for Nauru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -34.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Nauru?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Nauru was 0.1847 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1847 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 in 2013.
- How does Nauru rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Nauru ranks 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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.