This is a list of
countries
A country is a distinct part of the Earth, world, such as a state (polity), state, nation, or other polity, political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, List of states with limited r ...
and
territories by
income inequality metrics
Income inequality metrics or income distribution metrics are used by social scientists to measure the distribution of wealth, distribution of income and economic inequality among the participants in a particular economy, such as that of a specific ...
, as calculated by the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...
,
UNU-WIDER,
OCDE, and
World Inequality Database, based on different indicators, like the
Gini coefficient
In economics, the Gini coefficient ( ), also known as the Gini index or Gini ratio, is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income distribution, income inequality, the wealth distribution, wealth inequality, or the ...
and specific income ratios. Income from
black market
A black market is a Secrecy, clandestine Market (economics), market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality, or is not compliant with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the set of goods and services who ...
economic activity is not included.
The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1 or 100, where 0 represents perfect equality (everyone has the same income). Meanwhile, an index of 1 or 100 implies perfect inequality (one person has all the income, and everyone else has no income).
Income ratios include the pre-tax national income share held by the top 10% of the population and the ratio of the upper bound value of the ninth
decile (i.e., the 10% of people with the highest income) to that of the upper bound value of the first decile (the ratio of the average income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%).
Income distribution can vary greatly from
wealth distribution in a country.
List of countries by income inequality based on Gini coefficient
List of EU countries by income inequality based on Gini coefficient
List of OECD countries by income inequality based on Gini coefficient
List of countries by income inequality based on different income ratios
See also
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Income inequality
In economics, income distribution covers how a country's total GDP is distributed amongst its population. Economic theory and economic policy have long seen income and its distribution as a central concern. Unequal distribution of income causes ...
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Economic inequality
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Economic mobility
Economic mobility is the ability of an individual, family or some other group to improve (or lower) their economic status—usually measured in income. Economic mobility is often measured by movement between income quintiles. Economic mobilit ...
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List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
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List of sovereign states by percentage of population living in poverty
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List of countries by share of income of the richest one percent
This is a list of the world's countries measuring the income of the richest one percent each (before taxes and transfers). The source of the data is the United Nations Development Programme, and refers to the latest available date. Countries unlist ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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Global Peace Index Map of Gini data for 2007–2010Shadow economies all over the world : new estimates for 162 countries from 1999 to 2007 Friedrich Schneider, Andreas Buehn, Claudio E. Montenegro. July 2010.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...
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Income equality
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Global inequality