Income inequality: Atkinson index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1001 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia is 0.1001, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Slovakia peaked at 0.1399 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0941, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 173rd 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.103 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1264 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1264 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1264 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1399 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1225 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.125 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1079 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0959 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1109 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0941 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0989 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1001 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1001 | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.1001 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 59% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.1001 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1184 | 0.0959 | 0.1399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0983 | 0.0941 | 0.1001 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 170 Iceland 0.1068 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.1042 compare
- 172 Slovenia 0.1002 compare
- 174 Azerbaijan 0.057 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.49 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (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 Slovakia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Slovakia was 0.1001 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1399 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0941 in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Slovakia ranks 173rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.