Talk:Gini coefficient

Gini Coefficient doesn't measure wealth inequality

Gini Coefficient only measures income inequality and not wealth inequality and text(s) saying that should be removed.

The source [2] for the statement that

"Gini index or Gini ratio, is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income inequality, the wealth inequality, or the consumption inequality" doesn't even say or imply that.

Wealth inequality is always greater than income inequality, and Gini only measures income inequality. It is very misleading to say/imply that wealth inequality is at the same level as income inequality. Egalitaristen (talk) 20:15, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Images don't display

Many of the charts and images on this page do not display. Why are we using a fie format that is not compatible with common computer operating systems? Malchemist (talk) 05:44, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Use of World Bank graph

World Bank values for Gini coefficients are inaccurate in many countries. As pointed out in the wikipedia article Income inequality in the United States, "Since then the Census Bureau have given values of 0.488 in 2020 and 0.494 in 2021," which is around double the values shown in the diagram featured on the Gini coefficient page. The most extreme example I have found is with the UAE. The world bank puts their Gini coefficient at 26.4 in 2018. However, the world bank is using gross national income for their calculation, which excludes noncitizens residing in the UAE. Noncitizens make up nearly 90% of the population. This makes the UAE appear to have relatively low income inequality, despite the value including migrant workers being around 0.63, among the highest in the world. ~2026-26510-87 (talk) 19:23, 1 May 2026 (UTC)