Global inequality facts 2017

Global inequality is on the rise but at vastly different rates across the world December 14 2017 608am EST The gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the report the number of billionaires rose at the rate of one every two days between March 2016 and March 2017.

Global inequality is on the rise but at vastly different rates across the world December 14 2017 608am EST The gap between rich and poor is growing.

Global inequality facts 2017. Global Wealth Inequality According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report the worlds richest 1 percent those with more than 1 million own 44 percent of the worlds wealth. Their data also shows that adults with less than 10000 in wealth make up 566 percent of the worlds population but hold less than 2 percent of global wealth. Global inequality is on the rise but at vastly different rates across the world December 14 2017 608am EST The gap between rich and poor is growing.

Using the most recent figures South Africa Namibia and Haiti are among the most unequal countries in terms of income distribution based on the Gini index estimates from the World Bank. The scale of financial inequality across the world is simply mind boggling. Some 459 percent of global household wealth is currently controlled by just 07 percent of the.

Global inequality levels are the most stark when it comes to GDP per capita. Stands at 54225 per person in 2017 resource-rich Qatar brings in more than double this amountan immense 116936 per person. The global average GDP per capita is 15469 but inequality heavily.

Hundreds of millions of people are living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at the very top. There are more billionaires than ever before and their fortunes have grown to record levels. Meanwhile the worlds poorest got even poorer.

Many governments are fueling this inequality crisis. Global Inequality The stunning worldwide rise of the billionaire class A shockingly large share of the worlds wealth now rests in the hands of a shockingly small percentage of the worlds population. Indeed as shown by the massive reduction in global child mortality between 1800 and 2017 from a global average of 43 to 39 as indicated by the horizontal dashed lines much of the world is well on its way.

Both the progress of the past and the huge inequality around the world today show what is possible for the future. 10 facts about inequality in advanced economies in a nutshell. Inequality data remains scarce in the digital age.

Income inequality rose at different speeds since the 1980s after a historical decline. Rich countries have become richer but their governments have become poor. Capital is back for a few.

The Great recession did not halt the rise of inequality in most high income countries. 7 63 million girls still need to go to school. Pippa Ranger DFID.

Around the world 63 million girls are currently out of school that is almost the same size as the entire population of the UK. Even if a girl does make it to primary school the drop-out. According to the report the number of billionaires rose at the rate of one every two days between March 2016 and March 2017.

Combined they amassed more than 762 billion in one year. Inequality in the US has been growing substantially in recent decades. In the US income inequality has been on the rise in the last four decades with incomes for the bottom 10 growing much slower than incomes for the top 10.

This is different to the experience of other OECD countries. POLICY ACT Reducing global poverty through universal primary and secondary education 5 out-of-school children and adolescents. The largest proportion 69 million live in Central Asia and Southern Asia a further 34 million in sub-Saharan Africa and 18 million in Eastern Asia and South- eastern Asia.

Income inequality among individuals is measured here by five indicators. The Gini coefficient is based on the comparison of cumulative proportions of the population against cumulative proportions of income they receive and it ranges between 0 in the case of perfect equality and 1 in the case of perfect inequality. S80S20 is the ratio of the average income of the 20 richest to the 20 poorest.

P90P10 is the ratio. In its most insidious form gender inequality turns violent. Some 1 in 20 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 around 13 million have experienced forced sex.

In times of both peace and conflict adolescent girls face the highest risk of gender-based violence. Firstly we know about and apologise for the incorrect map in this version of the video there is an update version in the playlist with a corrected ma.