Income Inequality in the EU for the year 2008
Income Inequality for the EU for the year 2008, represented with the Gini coefficient, which is a measure of statistical dispersion.
The Gini coefficient is a measure of the inequality of a distribution, a value of 0 expressing total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality.
These statistics clearly show that income inequality is prevalent within Europe, even in current times. In 2008, Ireland had a measure of 33% Income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient.