NOTICE how the U.S. ranks compared with Japan, Sweden, Hungary and the United Kingdom. Are you surprised that the U.S. is so unequal? HINT: if you are having trouble finding the U.S. on the chart, keep scrolling down.
The U.S. has by far the worst inequality among industrialized countries
The Gini index measures income inequality within a society. The lower the score, the more egalitarian a society.
The U.S. scores worse than 70 other countries, including many that are much poorer.
The relationship between relative inequality and population health is subject to debate. But it's clear that the U.S. has by far the most inequality and the worst health.
