Income inequality: Atkinson index in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2515 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Tuvalu, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Tuvalu stood at 0.2515. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Tuvalu peaked at 0.2515 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2515, in 2010.
That places Tuvalu 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2515 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2515 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.2515 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.2515 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2515 | 0.2515 | 0.2515 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2515 | 0.2515 | 0.2515 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More poverty & inequality data for Tuvalu
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Tuvalu?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Tuvalu was 0.2515 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2515 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2515 in 2010.
- How does Tuvalu rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Tuvalu ranks 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.