These charts show the growing income inequality between the world's richest and poorest

Dec 10, 2021

Income inequality gap: A customer counts his cash at the register while purchasing an item at a Best Buy store in Flushing, New York March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo

Income inequality gap remains significant both between and within countries. Image: REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo

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Global wealth and income inequality, 2021

Income and wealth inequality in 2021. Image: World Inequality Report

Global income inequality: Between vs. within country inequality (Theil index) 1820-2020

The changing shape of global income inequality. Image: World Inequality Report

Average annual wealth growth rate, 1995-2021

The growth in wealth. Image: World Inequality Report

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