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This is a list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics, including Gini coefficients, according to the United Nations (UN) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Note: To sort the table click on the little square next to each column you wish sorted.
R/P 10%: Richest 10% to poorest 10%; R/P 20%: Richest 20% to poorest 20%; Gini: Gini index; UN: Data from the United Nations Development Programme; CIA: Data from the Central Intelligence Agency's The World Factbook.
References
- ^ Data show the ratio of the income or expenditure share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Inequality in income or expenditure / Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
- ^ Data show the ratio of the income or expenditure share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Inequality in income or expenditure / Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
- ^ A value of 0 represents absolute equality, and a value of 100 absolute inequality. Inequality in income or expenditure / Gini index, Human Development Report 2007/08, UNDP, accessed on February 3 2008. Note: Because the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries.
- ^ Data show the ratio of the household income or consumption share of the richest group to that of the poorest. Household income or consumption by percentage share (%), The World Factbook, CIA, updated on January 24 2008. Note: To calculate the value given in the table for this article, the highest 10% value was divided by the lowest 10% value.
- ^ Distribution of family income - Gini index, The World Factbook, CIA, updated on January 24 2008.
- ^ Data are for urban households.
- ^ Data for urban households only.
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