economic2000

Inequality in disposable income (Gini coefficient)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data16 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.3value
Median: 0.3value
Countries Covered
16
with available data
Highest
United States of America
0.4value
Lowest
Denmark
0.2value
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America0.4value
2United Kingdom0.3value
3Italy0.3value
4Greece0.3value
5Spain0.3value
By Region
North America0.4value(1 countries)
Europe0.3value(15 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2value)High (0.4value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.3value)

North America (1)
Europe (15)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United States of America0.4value
2United Kingdom0.3value
3Italy0.3value
4Greece0.3value
5Spain0.3value
6Ireland0.3value
7Belgium0.3value
8Germany0.3value
9Austria0.3value
10Luxembourg0.3value
11Switzerland0.3value
12Netherlands0.3value
13Norway0.3value
14Finland0.3value
15Sweden0.2value
16Denmark0.2value
Showing 16 of 16 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2000).

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