Income inequality over time

The line graph shows the Gini inequality index for a number of countries, and allows you to explore how they change over time.

The Gini Index is a measurement of income inequality ranging between 0 and 100. A rating of 0 represents perfect equality, and 100 represening perfect inequality.

I have highlighted a couple of countries: India, and the USA, but you can have a look at others by hovering your mouse pointer over the lines.

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<h1>Income Inequality by Country</h1>

<p>International income inequality, 1963-2008.  Source: <a href="https://utip.gov.utexas.edu/data.html">University of Texas Inequality Project</a></p>

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