Reduction in income inequality in Portugal
Portugal: Reduction in income inequality was 36.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.48
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
14th
of 39 countries
All-time high
39.39
in 2019
All-time low
24.2
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2023
Reduction in income inequality in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality in Portugal stood at 36.48.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality in Portugal peaked at 39.39 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 2003.
Portugal ranks 14th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.18 | 24.2 | 34.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.39 | 33.96 | 39.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.82 | 35.45 | 38.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality in Portugal?
- Reduction in income inequality in Portugal was 36.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for reduction in income inequality?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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