Monday, March 12, 2007

Important Gini Indices

















































Bangladesh



31.8







































Brazil



58



















































People's Republic of China



44.7

















































































France



32.7















Germany



28.3

























































India



32.5





































































































































































Nepal



47.2







































Pakistan



30.6



















































Russia



39.9



















































Sri Lanka



33.2











































































United States



40.8



United Kingdom



36













































Heard of this one?

The Robin Hood index, also known as Hoover index, is a measure of income inequality. It is equal to the portion of the total community income that would have to be redistributed (taken from the richer half of the population and given to the poorer half) for there to be perfect equality.

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