Income inequality: Atkinson index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1656 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 0.1656, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Seychelles peaked at 0.406 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1656, in 2019.
Seychelles ranks 141st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.406 | — |
| 2011 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3058 | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3058 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3058 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3058 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3058 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3058 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1656 | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1656 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1656 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1656 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1656 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.1656 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.1656 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3218 | 0.1656 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1656 | 0.1656 | 0.1656 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 138 Greece 0.1682 compare
- 139 Algeria 0.1681 compare
- 140 United Kingdom 0.167 compare
- 142 Luxembourg 0.1644 compare
- 143 South Korea 0.1642 compare
- 144 East Timor 0.1608 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Seychelles?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Seychelles was 0.1656 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.406 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Seychelles ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.