Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1915 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vanuatu, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.1915 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.228 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1915, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 122nd 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.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.228 | — |
| 2011 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1915 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1915 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1915 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.228 | 0.228 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1915 | 0.1915 | 0.1915 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 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 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (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 Vanuatu?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Vanuatu was 0.1915 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.228 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1915 in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Vanuatu ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.