Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1863 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nigeria, 2011–2023
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 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 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.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1908 | — |
| 2012 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1908 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1863 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1863 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1863 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1863 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Nigeria?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Nigeria was 0.1863 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1908 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1863 in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Nigeria ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index 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 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.