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Inequality in 1990 vs 2015

A higher Gini index represents higher inequality.

Gini Index around 1990202530354045505560GiniIndexaround2015ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesIndonesiaIndonesiaBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaRussiaRussiaMexicoMexicoIranIranKenyaKenyaColombiaColombiaSpainSpainRomaniaRomaniaFinlandFinlandAdvanced industrial economiesEast Asia and PacificEastern Europe and Central AsiaLatin America and CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa

Source: Povcal (2018), The Chartbook of Economic Inequality (2017), Kandbur et al. (2017) Table 1.B

Note: Estimates are based on household survey data of either incomes or consumption. All countries for which comparable surveys within five years of each reference year were available are shown.

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