Income Inequality
WorldEconomicIncome inequality by country measured by the GINI Index. A higher number indicates greater inequality.
The World BankGlobal income inequality by the G I N I index. Dark blue for the highest inequality (over 50 percent), seen in Brazil, South Africa, and Namibia. Light blue shows the lowest (below 30 percent), seen in central Europe, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Algeria.
Class | Rank | GINI index percentage | 240–259 | 220–239 | 200–219 | 180–199 | 160–179 | 140–159 | 120–139 | 100–119 | 80–99 | Less than 80 | Cleveland | Hood | Hualalai | Kilauea | Mauna Loa | Novarupta | Okmok | Redoubt | Shishaldin | Spurr | St. Helens | Vsevidof | Westdahl | Yellowstone | Natural Gas Supply Areas | Value | |
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| 13.3% | 34.1% | 49.4% | 36.1% | 40.7% | 37.0% | 24.4% | 42.3% | 44.7% | 2.23% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.3% | |||||
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