Income inequality: Atkinson index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1767 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 0.1767, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Switzerland peaked at 0.1796 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1543, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.168 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1668 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1568 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1543 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1624 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.165 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1646 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1715 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1693 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.172 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1796 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1767 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1767 | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.1767 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.1767 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1651 | 0.1543 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1774 | 0.1767 | 0.1796 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 kg per hectare (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 -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (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 Switzerland?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Switzerland was 0.1767 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1796 in 2020.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1543 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Switzerland ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.