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== Features == {{Expand section|date=March 2023}} The Gini coefficient has features that make it useful as a measure of dispersion in a population, and inequalities in particular.<ref name="fao gini" /> The coefficient ranges from 0, for perfect equality, to 1, indicating perfect inequality. The Gini is based on the comparison of cumulative proportions of the population against cumulative proportions of income they receive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inequality - Income inequality - OECD Data |url=http://data.oecd.org/inequality/income-inequality.htm |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=theOECD |language=en}}</ref>
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