Global Inequality



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All figures, charts, and graphs from the task force report The Persistent Problem: Inequality, Difference, and the Challenge of Development are available for download here. These images are available for public use with appropriate citation.

FIGURES

Figure 1: Inequality, Social Hierarchy, and the Persistence of Inequality 

Figure 2: Historical Trends in Global Inequality, 1820-1992

Figure 3: International Inequality Measured by Gini Coefficients, 1950-2000

Figure 4: International Income Polarization in PPP$, 1960-2005

Figure 5: Net Wealth Per Adult in 2000

Figure 6: Number of People in Absolute Poverty ($1/day) Per Region, 1981-2004

Figure 7: Distribution of Manufacturing Exports from Developing Countries, 1990-1999

Figure 8: Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Developing Countries, 1990-1999

Figure 9: Developed Country Tariffs Against Imports by Region, 2000

Figure 10: Frequency of Financial Crises

Figure 11: Inequality Within Countries--Trends from 73 Countries from 1950s-1990s

Figure 12: Financial Crises and Income Distribution

Figure 13: Regime Types in Developing Societies, 2001

Figure 14: Unemployment in Developing Countries by Region

Figure 15: Non-Agricultural Self-Employment in Developing Countries

Figure 16: Armed Conflicts, 1990-2000