China vs Senegal: Gini index
Gini index over time
- China
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 36.2 against 36 in China, a difference of 0.2.
Globally, China ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 46th of 121 countries.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.