Category: Other risks
Risk type: Macroeconomic resilience index
Indicator: Income inequality
Provider: Swiss Re Institute

This indicator is measured as the ratio between the top 10 percentile of the income distribution to the bottom 50. It shows the distribution of income across a population between the poorest and the wealthiest. A higher ratio indicates higher inequality

  • Source/link:
  • Unit:
    0-1
  • Data type:
    Statistics
  • Geographical scope:
    ~30 countries worlwide
  • Frequency of data aggregation:
    Annual
  • Time coverage (from year):
    2007
  • Time coverage (to year):
    2023
  • Available for download in xls/csv:
    NO
  • Can be disclosed in other formats:
    NO
  • Interactive map/graph available:
    YES