Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan
South Sudan: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.4885 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan is 0.4885, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan peaked at 0.5492 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4885, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5492 | — |
| 2011 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4885 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.531 | 0.4885 | 0.5492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4885 | 0.4885 | 0.4885 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for South Sudan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.86 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 983.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 40.19 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2393 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2393 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2772 (2023)
- Population living in slums 94.2% (2022)
- Inequality adjusted human development index 0.226 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Sudan was 0.4885 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5492 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4885 in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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