Income inequality: Atkinson index in Palau
Palau: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4092 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Palau, 2014–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Palau stood at 0.4092. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Palau peaked at 0.4092 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4092, in 2014.
Palau ranks 33rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4092 | — |
| 2015 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4092 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.4092 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.4092 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4092 | 0.4092 | 0.4092 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4092 | 0.4092 | 0.4092 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More poverty & inequality data for Palau
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.08 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.145 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.6% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.616 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Palau?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Palau was 0.4092 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4092 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4092 in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Palau ranks 33rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.