Graph 36b - Exploring the tails
data collection index (graphs)

The income multiple for each country or region is measured along the vertical axis.

The mulitple is found by dividing the income received by each country's or region's top 20% earners of income by the income received by each country's or region's poorest 20%.

Comparing this graph with graph 36a reveals greater disparity than that revealed by the GINI index. The comparison worsens when the top and bottom 10% income earners of each country or region are compared.

Note that income multiple for Hong Kong is approximately double that of the United States whose census data was obtained only five years earlier.

Graph 36c - Exploring the tails
data collection index (graphs)

The income multiple for each country or region is measured along the vertical axis.

The mulitple is found by dividing the income received by each country's or region's top 10% earners of income by the income received by each country's or region's poorest 10%.

Comparing this graph with graph 36a reveals greater disparity than that indicated by the GINI index.

Note that the income multiple is nearly triple that of the United States whose census data was obtained only five years earlier.