Income inequality: Atkinson index in Russia
Russia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1867 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Russia, 2010–2023
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 Russia is 0.1867, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Russia peaked at 0.2177 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1835, in 2019.
Russia ranks 125th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2004 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2004 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2177 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2061 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2001 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1952 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1965 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1853 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1835 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1867 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1867 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1867 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1867 | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.1867 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.1867 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2003 | 0.1835 | 0.2177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1867 | 0.1867 | 0.1867 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Russia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Russia was 0.1867 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2177 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1835 in 2019.
- How does Russia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Russia ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.