Income inequality: Atkinson index in Uganda
Uganda: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4361 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Uganda, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.4361 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Uganda peaked at 0.451 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4211, in 2013.
Uganda ranks 28th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.451 | — |
| 2011 | 0.451 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.451 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4211 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4211 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4211 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4211 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4341 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4341 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4341 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4361 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4361 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4361 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4361 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4361 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4361 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4339 | 0.4211 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4361 | 0.4361 | 0.4361 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 25 Togo 0.4408 compare
- 26 Colombia 0.4399 compare
- 27 Brazil 0.4373 compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4345 compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.4338 compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4236 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,920 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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (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 Uganda?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Uganda was 0.4361 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.451 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4211 in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.