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Concept
Name
Gini coefficient
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Label
Gini coefficient
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Description
The Gini coefficient is a summary measure of income (or wealth) dispersion in the population. Typically, Gini coefficients are scaled from 0 to 100 per cent, with a value of 0 indicating perfect equality and a value of 100 indicating that one household or individual has all the income.
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