Gini coefficient
In economics, the Gini coefficient ( JEE-nee), also the Gini index and the Gini ratio, is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income inequality or the wealth inequality within a nation or a social group. The Gini coefficient was developed by the statistician and sociologist Corrado Gini.
Gini coefficient - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Measure of inequality of a statistical distribution Not to be confused with Gini impurity . For the list of countries sorted by the Gini coefficient of income, see List of countries by income inequality . World map of Gini coefficients (as a %), 2022, according to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) [ 1 ] <30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50+ Part of a series on Economics Outline Index Glossary Economists Principles of Economics Tools and methodology Economic theory Mathematical modeling Game theory Rational cho
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