Editing Income distribution (section)

== Distribution measurement internationally ==
{{Main article|List of countries by income inequality}}

Using [[Gini coefficient]]s, several organizations, such as the [[United Nations]] (UN) and the US [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), have measured income inequality [[List of countries by income equality|by country]]. The [[Gini index]] is also widely used within the World Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=US|title=GINI index (World Bank estimate) {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref> It is an accurate and reliable index for measuring income distribution on a country by country level. The Gini index measurements go from 0 to 1 for 1 being perfect inequality and 0 being perfect equality. The world Gini index is measured at 0.52 as of 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gini-index.asp?lgl=no-infinite|title=Gini Index|last=root|date=10 August 2008|newspaper=Investopedia|language=en-US|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Global map of high inequality countries, 2022.png|alt=|thumb|400px|Global map of countries by high inequality (based on Gini index), 2022, according to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)<ref>{{cite web |author=Haddad, Cameron Nadim; Mahler, Daniel Gerszon; Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina; Hill, Ruth; Lakner, Christoph; Ibarra, Gabriel Lara |title=Inside the World Bank's new inequality indicator: The number of countries with high inequality |publisher=World Bank |url=https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/inside-the-world-bank-s-new-inequality-indicator--the-number-of- |date=2024-06-17 |access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref> 
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