Global Inequality - Inequality.org
WEBGlobal Wealth Inequality. According to the UBS Global Wealth Report, in 2023 the world’s richest 1 percent, those with more than $1 million, owned 47.5 percent of all the world’s wealth – equivalent to roughly $214 trillion. Adults with less than $10,000 make up nearly 40 percent of the world’s population, but hold less than 1 percent ...
Income Inequality - Inequality.org
WEBOver the past five decades, the top 1 percent of American earners have nearly doubled their share of national income, according to figures in the World Inequality Database.Meanwhile, the Census Bureau’s “official” poverty rate for all U.S. families has merely inched up and down. In 2011, the Census Bureau began publishing a “supplemental” poverty measure that is more accurate but ...
Wealth Inequality - Inequality.org
WEBAccording to Institute for Policy Studies analysis of Forbes data, the combined wealth of all U.S. billionaires increased by $2.071 trillion (70.3 percent) between March 18, 2020 and October 15, 2021, from approximately $2.947 trillion to $5.019 trillion. Of the more than 700 U.S. billionaires, the richest five (Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark ...
Inequality.org
WEBAug 29, 2024 · is your online portal to data, analysis, and commentary on income and wealth inequality. You'll find on these pages information and insights that can help you better understand our deeply unequal world — and how we can work to change it. Inequality.org comes to you as a project of the Washington, …
Total U.S. Billionaire Wealth: Up 88 Percent over Four Years
WEBMar 18, 2024 · On that day, the United States had 614 billionaires who owned a combined wealth of $2.947 trillion. Four years later, on March 18, 2024, the country has 737 billionaires with a combined wealth of $5.529 trillion, an 87.6 percent increase of $2.58 trillion, according to Institute for Policy Studies calculations of Forbe s …
Battling Stereotypes Against Older People - Inequality.org
WEBMay 29, 2019 · Older people are living longer and better than ever. It is a fact. Global life expectancy increased by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016. For countries such as Japan, Singapore, Spain, and Switzerland, life expectancy is forecast to exceed 85 years in 2040. And a large majority will reach that age in good health.
Inequality and Health - Inequality.org
WEBThe same association between high economic inequality and poor health can be observed within the United States. “Deaths of despair” — premature deaths from suicide, alcohol abuse, and drug overdoses — are at historic highs, with lower-income Americans particularly hard hit. The opioid crisis has driven the starkest gap.
Eight Ways To Reduce Global Inequality
WEBFeb 11, 2015 · Reversing this trend presents a significant challenge, but one where we’ve seen some progress. Below we offer eight ways to move the world forward in reducing global inequality. 1. Stop Illicit Outflows. In developing countries, inadequate resourcing for health, education, sanitation, and investment in the poorest citizens drives extreme ...
Gender Economic Inequality - Inequality.org
WEBGender Poverty Gaps. The gender poverty gap has not improved significantly over the past half decade. In 1966, 12.1 percent of women and 8.4 percent of men aged 18-64 lived below the official poverty line. In 2021, 11.7 percent of women in this age group were living in poverty, compared to 9.3 percent of men.
Inequality Quotes by Historic World Leaders
WEBNov 17, 2007 · American suffragist, 1886. “We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity, and power in our society.”. –Nelson Mandela. President of South Africa, State of the Nation Address, February 9, 1996. “America has more money than any other single country or civilization has ever been able to amass.