The Gini index, or Gini coefficient, is a summary measure of income inequality representing how income distribution varies compared with an equal outcome. States with the lowest Gini index figures ...

So we need to pick the best metric possible. For years, the number used to measure inequality has been the Gini coefficient. It’s not hard to see why, given its alluring simplicity: 0 denotes ...

Gini coefficient and four other inequality measures are defined on the length-of-life distribution. Properties of these measures and their empirical testing on mortality data suggest a possibility for ...

The Gini coefficient--an index that measures income inequality on a scale ranging between 0 and 1--rose to 0.5700 based on initial income, or before distribution through taxation and social ...