GINI index of income inequality: the extent to which the distribution of income (or consumption) among individuals or households within a country deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A value of 0 represents perfect equality, a value of 100 perfect inequality.

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Ranking	Region	Rate
14	Australia/New Zealand	35.7
8	Caribbean	41.9
3	Central America	52.7
7	Eastern Africa	42.1
15	Eastern Asia	35.0
19	Eastern Europe	30.2
5	Melanesia	50.9
--	Micronesia (Region)	--
2	Middle Africa	53.0
11	Northern Africa	37.3
12	Northern America	37.0
18	Northern Europe	30.8
--	Polynesia	--
4	South America	51.6
16	South-Central Asia	34.3
9	South-Eastern Asia	41.2
1	Southern Africa	63.1
17	Southern Europe	31.4
10	The World	41.1
6	Western Africa	46.9
13	Western Asia	36.7
20	Western Europe	30.0

Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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