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GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in Iran

Iran: GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.625 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
142nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.625 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.333 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in Iran, 2004–2023

00.20.40.62004201320232004: 0.333 5 year moving average2005: 0.5 5 year moving average2006: 0.5 5 year moving average2007: 0.5 5 year moving average2008: 0.5 5 year moving average2009: 0.5 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.4 5 year moving average2012: 0.4 5 year moving average2013: 0.4 5 year moving average2014: 0.4 5 year moving average2015: 0.333 5 year moving average2016: 0.333 5 year moving average2017: 0.5 5 year moving average2018: 0.5 5 year moving average2019: 0.5 5 year moving average2020: 0.571 5 year moving average2021: 0.625 5 year moving average2022: 0.6 5 year moving average2023: 0.625 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 10: reduced inequality in Iran stood at 0.625 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 10: reduced inequality in Iran peaked at 0.625 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.333 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Iran ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in Iran, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.333 5 year moving average —
2005 0.5 5 year moving average +50.2%
2006 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.4 5 year moving average -20.0%
2012 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.333 5 year moving average -16.8%
2016 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.5 5 year moving average +50.2%
2018 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.571 5 year moving average +14.2%
2021 0.625 5 year moving average +9.5%
2022 0.6 5 year moving average -4.0%
2023 0.625 5 year moving average +4.2%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.625 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.625 5 year moving average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4722 5 year moving average 0.333 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4266 5 year moving average 0.333 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.6052 5 year moving average 0.571 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 142 Antigua and Barbuda 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  2. 142 Belize 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  3. 142 Bhutan 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  4. 142 Burkina Faso 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  5. 142 Congo 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  6. 142 Dominica 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  7. 142 Equatorial Guinea 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  8. 142 Eritrea 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  9. 142 Hong Kong 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  10. 142 Iraq 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  11. 142 Jamaica 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  12. 142 North Korea 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  13. 142 Libya 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  14. 142 Maldives 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  15. 142 Mauritania 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  16. 142 Mauritius 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  17. 142 Micronesia (country) 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  18. 142 Montenegro 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  19. 142 Niger 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  20. 142 Oman 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  21. 142 Papua New Guinea 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  22. 142 Qatar 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  23. 142 Singapore 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  24. 142 Solomon Islands 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  25. 142 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  26. 142 Saint Lucia 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  27. 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  28. 142 Suriname 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  29. 142 Trinidad and Tobago 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  30. 142 Vanuatu 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  31. 142 Venezuela 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  32. 142 Palestine 0.625 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 10: reduced inequality in Iran?
Goal 10: reduced inequality in Iran was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.333 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Iran rank for goal 10: reduced inequality?
Iran ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 10: reduced inequality rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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