Inequality – Intergenerational Earnings Elasticity and Gini Coefficient Chart suggesting that social mobility cannot be achieved without greater equality (R² = 0.5) Image: Financial Times
Breaking Down Income Inequality in the U.S. Income inequality in the U.S. worsens. This chart puts things into perspective. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Income Mobility Across Generations In the United States, it takes five generations for individuals born in low-income families to reach the mean income in society. In Danemark, it takes “only” two generations. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – The Global Wealth Pyramid The level of wealth inequality is high in 2019: the richest 10% of adults own 82% of global wealth, while the bottom half of adults account for less than 1%. Image: Credit Suisse
Inequality – Wealth per Adult Around the World The U.S. with median wealth per adult at $65.9K, and Canada ($107K), are the wealthiest in the Western Hemisphere. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Number of Millionaires by Country How many millionaires are in the U.S.? 18,614K millionaires, more than any other country in the world. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – U.S. Gini Coefficient for Households U.S. inequality reached highest level since 1967. Gini coefficient: 0 equals perfect equality, while 1 equals perfect inequality. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – U.S. Wage Levels and Real GDP Growth Wage levels in the United States have barely budged in decades and have clearly not kept pace with economic growth. Image: Financial Times
Inequality – Concentration of Stock Ownership by Wealth Class in the U.S. The top 1% own 50% of stocks held by American households. Image: Yahoo! Finance
Inequality: CEO Compensation vs. Typical Worker Compensation in the U.S. CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978, while typical worker compensation has risen by only 12%. Image: Economic Policy Institute