Income inequality: Atkinson index in Samoa
Samoa: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2374 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Samoa stood at 0.2374. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Samoa peaked at 0.2607 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2374, in 2014.
That places Samoa 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2467 | 0.2374 | 0.2607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2374 | 0.2374 | 0.2374 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.416 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1224 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1224 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1292 (2023)
- Population living in slums 34.6% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.609 (2023)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.609 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Samoa?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Samoa was 0.2374 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2607 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2374 in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.