Income inequality atkinson index undp in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.5289 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5289
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.5289
in 2019
All-time low
0.4465
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Zimbabwe, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.5289 for income inequality atkinson index undp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.5289 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4465, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4572 | 0.4465 | 0.5289 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5289 | 0.5289 | 0.5289 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.59 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1852 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1852 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1986 (2023)
- Population living in slums 54.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Zimbabwe?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Zimbabwe was 0.5289 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5289 in 2019.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4465 in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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