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Measuring Global Inequality

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Global inequality is measured by national income per person, but averages conceal distribution, so a measure of spread is required alongside them.

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Two nations with identical average income can differ entirely in how that income is spread.

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Read a national average as a mean, and ask immediately for the distribution behind it.