Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3592 in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3592
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3592
in 2018
All-time low
0.3493
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011β2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sierra Leone, 2011β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3592 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3592 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3493, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3515 | 0.3493 | 0.3592 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3592 | 0.3592 | 0.3592 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 49 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.3645 compare
- 50 Liberia 0.3642 compare
- 51 Bangladesh 0.3594 compare
- 53 Cambodia 0.3582 compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.3559 compare
- 55 Honduras 0.3557 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.79 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,470 (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 -25.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 6.33 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.566 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.6 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2045 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2045 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Sierra Leone?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sierra Leone was 0.3592 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3592 in 2018.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3493 in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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