15 facts about u.s. income inequality that everyone should know (charts)Strachan, Maxwell
23. Ethiopia is the country in Africa with the lowest income-inequality, however, it is still one of the poorest countries in the world. This means that although the difference in percentage of rich and poor people in Ethiopia is very small, there are many people who live in extreme povert...
The proportion of U.S. income going to the poorest one-fifth of Americans rose from 6.4% in 2007 to 7.3% in 2015, the latest year for which data is available, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The wealthiest one-fifth received about 48% of all income, down from 51%....
Petroleum, natural gas, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, and molybdenum also contributes heavily to the state's income. The principal manufacturing industries include food products, chemicals, transportation equipment, lumber, electrical machinery, and stone-clay-glass products. About two-thirds of ...
Poverty and income inequality affect mainly the rural population or the indigenous people. Most Peruvians are of mixed white and native American ancestry, about 60% are referred to as mestizo (of mixed ancestry). The Amerindian population in Peru makes up about a third of the population. The...
What is most impressive about this Arab fertility decline is that it has occurred even in resource-poor Arab nations. As noted by demographers, most Arab countries have fewer resources (including income, education, urbanization, and modern contraception) than “more developed regions,” such as Nor...
Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2023 Recommended statistics Organization Funding Peacekeeping missions Perceptions about the UN Various indices MiscellaneousKey insights Number of employees in New York office Share of female employees Number of personnel deployed ...
That history might feel ancient amid the increasing debate over gentrification, displacement, and income inequality. In 2016, the Furman Center reported that about 25 percent of black households owned their homes in the borough. That rate has been falling year to year given the economic pressures ...
These facts about the environment give a glimpse into living conditions, infrastructure, war and weather, among other issues contributing to child poverty. Between 1901 and 1910 there were 82 recorded disasters, but between 2003 and 2012 there were more than 4,000.1 ...
In the nearly 30 years since then, Kearney has been trying to answer those questions. Most of them have to do with the causes — and consequences — of income inequality. Which brings us to this new book, her first book, about what she calls the two-parent privilege. In the U.S., ...