Between 2010 and 2022, El Salvador's data on the degree of inequality in wealth distribution based on the Gini coefficient reached 38.8. El Salvador's was deemed as the most equal country in Latin America when it comes to income distribution.
The Gini coefficient measures the deviation of the distribution of income (or consumption) among individuals or households in a given country from a perfectly equal distribution. A value of 0 represents absolute equality, whereas 100 would be the highest possible degree of inequality.
Income distribution inequality based on Gini coefficient in El Salvador between 2000 and 2022
* The source does not specify the exact date of survey for each year. According to the source, the data refers to the latest figure available in the indicated time periods.
This statistic was assembled using different editions of the UNDP's Human Development Reports.
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UNDP. (March 13, 2024). Income distribution inequality based on Gini coefficient in El Salvador between 2000 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983230/income-distribution-gini-coefficient-el-salvador/
UNDP. "Income distribution inequality based on Gini coefficient in El Salvador between 2000 and 2022." Chart. March 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983230/income-distribution-gini-coefficient-el-salvador/
UNDP. (2024). Income distribution inequality based on Gini coefficient in El Salvador between 2000 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983230/income-distribution-gini-coefficient-el-salvador/
UNDP. "Income Distribution Inequality Based on Gini Coefficient in El Salvador between 2000 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983230/income-distribution-gini-coefficient-el-salvador/
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