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I think you need to revisit your assumption about wealth inequality in The Netherlands. It’s on par with that of most of Europe, significantly lower than in the
by mdorazio 6y ago
I think you need to revisit your assumption about wealth inequality in The Netherlands. It’s on par with that of most of Europe, significantly lower than in the US [1].
[1] https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/SI.POV.GINI/rankings https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/SI.POV.GINI/rank...
- stephanheijl 6y agoYou linked an income inequality graph, which is distinct from wealth. If you look at the list on Wikipedia [1] and sort by Wealth Gini (2019) you will find that the Netherlands are #1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_equality#List https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_eq...
- Bootvis 6y agoAny explanation for the jump from 2018 to 2019?
- stephanheijl 6y agoBased on the Global Wealth Book 2018 and 2019 from Credit Suisse, comparing Table 3-1 in both books, it appears that the number of adults in "under 10.000" range increased significantly in 2019. This is likely not a real change, but rather a change of methodology or data sources. As far as I can tell however, this is not detailed in the text. I have directed an email to Credit Suisse on this, as it's a rather interesting piece of data.
- Bootvis 6y agoQuite interesting, curious what they have to say. I'd be glad if you can put me in cc (e-mail in profile).
- mdorazio 6y agoAh you’re right. I misread the parent comment. Thanks.
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