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Inequality in 1990 vs. 2015

A higher Gini index represents higher inequality.

Gini Index around 1990202530354045505560Gini Index around 201520BrazilBrazilChinaChinaEgyptEgyptIndiaIndiaMexicoMexicoNigeriaNigeriaPolandPolandRomaniaRomaniaRussiaRussiaUnited StatesUnited StatesAdvanced industrial economiesEast Asia and PacificEastern Europe and CentralAsiaLatin America and CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa1.2B1.2BCircles sized byPopulation (historical)

Data source: Povcal (2018), The Chartbook of Economic Inequality (2017), Kanbur et al (2017) Table 1.B – Learn more about this data

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

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