I'd expect a more meritocratic society would be a more equal society wealth wise. Looking at inequality in the UK vs USA - such as the share of personal wealth

I'd expect a more meritocratic society would be a more equal society wealth wise. Looking at inequality in the UK vs USA - such as the share of personal wealth for the top 1% - seems to support the article: https://wid.world https://wid.world That data appears to show that the increase in inequality in the UK since the 1980s has been modest compared to the USA.