Income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay
Uruguay: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.2514 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2514
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2867
in 2010
All-time low
0.2326
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay stood at 0.2514.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay peaked at 0.2867 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2326, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2471 | 0.2358 | 0.2867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.242 | 0.2326 | 0.2514 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.49 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Uruguay was 0.2514 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2867 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2326 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Uruguay ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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