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> The hallmark of developed countries is that they're even, mostly egalitarian and developed everywhere. Nope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign
by RetroTechie 3mo ago
> The hallmark of developed countries is that they're even, mostly egalitarian and developed everywhere.
Nope:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_wealth_inequality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_we...
Developed-but-very-unequal, and less-developed-but-more-equal are a thing.
- oblio 3mo agoWealth is a lagging indicator. Also, I have my own standard (https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient
- argentinian 3mo agoMany underdeveloped African countries have low Gini. Do you prefer perfect equality in poverty, or some inequality and some wealth, a mixture of coexisting inequality and wealth.