Income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria
Nigeria: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.1863 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1863
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1908
in 2011
All-time low
0.1863
in 2019
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria is 0.1863, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria peaked at 0.1908 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1863, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 126th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1903 | 0.1863 | 0.1908 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1863 | 0.1863 | 0.1863 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.48 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,558 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.17 (2007)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.677 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2825 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 41.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Nigeria was 0.1863 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1908 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1863 in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Nigeria ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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