Economic inequality worldwide

Statistics report about income and wealth inequality in the world

Economic inequality worldwide

This report presents detailed information about economic inequality in the world. It includes data on both wealth and income inequality, as well as information on taxes and gender-based economic inequality. There is also a chapter on focusing on public opinions on inequality.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the poorest 50 percent 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global wealth distribution 2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Share of wealth held by the richest 10 percent worldwide 1995-2022
  • Basic Statistic Gini index in G20 countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Most worrying topics worldwide 2024

Wealth inequality

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  • Premium Statistic Distribution of the global population by wealth range in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest wealth per adult 2022
  • Premium Statistic Ultra high net worth individuals: population of global 1 percent 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Worldwide wealth distribution by net worth of individuals 2022
  • Premium Statistic Global median wealth 2000-2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global median wealth 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of national wealth held by the richest percent 2022, by country

Income inequality

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  • Basic Statistic Share of income held by the richest 10 percent worldwide 1980-2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest average income worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest average income worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Average income in G20 countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Quintile share ratio in OECD countries 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Poverty gap in OECD countries based on disposable income 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Poverty rates in OECD countries 2022

Taxes

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  • Premium Statistic Taxes on wealth worldwide 2019-2020, by country income level
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of tax revenues worldwide 2019, by type
  • Premium Statistic Marginal top personal income tax rate worldwide 1980s-2020s, by region
  • Premium Statistic Potential revenue of wealth tax in selected countries worldwide 2019-2021
  • Premium Statistic Tax revenue as a share of GDP worldwide 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Income tax revenue as a share of total tax revenues worldwide 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax 2020

Gender

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  • Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2019, by region
  • Basic Statistic Global gender pay gap 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Gender pay gap in OECD countries 2022
  • Basic Statistic The global gender gap index 2024
  • Premium Statistic Gender inequality index in Africa in 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the CEE region 2020-2021

Regional & country comparison

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  • Premium Statistic Africa wealth distribution 2021, by region
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population by income level in Latin America 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gross and net income ratio of top 20 percent to bottom 20 percent in the EU 2022
  • Basic Statistic Inequality in Europe: wealth distribution in European countries 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. household income distribution 2023
  • Premium Statistic Wealth Gini coefficient of India 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Gini index: inequality of income distribution in China 2005-2023

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic People worrying about poverty and social inequality worldwide in 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic National importance of inequality 2023, by generation
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on responsibility for reducing inequality worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on people's responsibility of own success worldwide 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on people's responsibility of own success worldwide 2023, by income
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on what a fair society is worldwide 2024 by country
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on what a fair society is worldwide 2023, by income
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