Income Inequality
Specific Measure
Income Gini coefficient (net of government taxes and transfer programs). This is an index that ranges from zero to 100 where higher numbers indicate more inequality.
(Source: World Bank).
How does the US rank globally?
- Specific Measure: (Same as above.)
(Source: Same as above).
- Percentage of countries the US outperforms: 22% (out of 27 countries)
- International Rank Trend: Worsening
National Trend Worsening
For more information about data sources and treatments, download the Data Notes.