GINI index (World Bank estimate)

Quick info
Data type	Numeric
Scale	Metric
Value labels	0 = complete equal distribution of income 1 = complete unequal distribution of income The Gini Coeffcient ranges in between these two values.
Technical name	socstr_gini_ndx_wb
Category	Social structure
Label	GINI index (World Bank estimate)
Related indicators	Gini (at disposable income post taxes & transfers) Gini Coefficient (LIS) Gini Coefficient (WIID)

The Gini Coefficient measures income inequality of a population. Generally, the Gini Coefficient measures a area between a hypothetical line (absolute equal distribution of income) and the Lorenz curve. This indicator is based on the calculations of the World Bank.

Coding rules

The Gini Coeffizient ranges between "0" and "1". "1" refers to a complete unequal distribution of income and "0" to a complete equal distribution of income.

Bibliographic info

Citation:

• World Bank. (2016). World development indicators. The World Bank Washington DC.

Related publications:

Misc

Project manager(s): Karolin Meyer, Jean-Yves Gerlitz

Data release:

• Version 0.001: Initial release

Revisions: No revisions yet

Sources

• Teorell, Jan, Stefan Dahlberg, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon and Richard Svensson. 2019. The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan19. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute. http://www.qog.pol.gu.se doi:10.18157/qogstdjan19