Income Equality

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This sub-indicator measures pre-tax national income share held by the top 10 percentile group divided by the pre-tax national income share held by the bottom 50 percentile group. Pre-tax national income is the sum of all pre-tax personal income flows accruing to the owners of the production factors, labour and capital, before taking into account the operation of the tax/transfer system, but after taking into account the operation of pension system. The central difference between personal factor income and pre-tax income is the treatment of pensions, which are counted on a contribution basis by factor income and on a distribution basis by pre-tax income. The population is comprised of individuals over age 20. The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.

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Top 10 countries

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(2021)
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('12-'21)

Bottom 10 countries

Score
(2021)
Change
('12-'21)

Most improved countries

Score
(2021)
Change
('12-'21)

Most deteriorated countries

Score
(2021)
Change
('12-'21)
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