Donald J Trump knows meaning of the term ‘shithole country’; an unfortunate phrase he used in 2018 with primary reference to Haiti. This small article seeks to define said term with reference to the ...

IS South Africa the world’s most unequal country? No. The numbers are lying to you. The Gini Coefficient, the flawed metric behind this damaging myth, ignores billions in black wealth, millions of ...

Japan’s income inequality hit its second-worst level on record, according to a labor ministry survey conducted in 2021. The Gini coefficient--an index that measures income inequality on a scale ...

What is the Gini coefficient, and what is it used for? And how does Singapore work out its Gini coefficient? If you've ever struggled to understand this concept, CNA's Grace Yeoh breaks it down for ...

SINGAPORE: Income inequality in Singapore has declined to its lowest level in over two decades, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during his Budget speech last Friday (Feb 16). This is measured ...

People are living longer lives compared to previous generations but, over the last few decades, there has been a hidden shift — they are passing away at increasingly similar ages. This is a trend ...

China has published the calculation methods of the Gini coefficient reflecting social wealth gap, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday. A new survey system was set up at the end ...