Income inequality: Atkinson index in Syria
Syria: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1845 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Syria, 2010–2015
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 Syria is 0.1845, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Syria ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1845 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1845 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1845 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1845 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1845 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1845 | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.1845 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.1845 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Syria?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Syria was 0.1845 in 2015, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1845 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Syria ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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.