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Global Stratification

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Global stratification is the unequal distribution of resources and opportunity between nations, layering the world much as class layers a single society.

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Life expectancy, schooling, and income differ more between countries than within most of them.

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Between-nation and within-nation inequality are distinct measures that can move in opposite directions.