A inequality in income distribution in Portugal worsened in 2022, according to data compiled and released by Pordata, which points to an increase in the Gini index to 33.7.
“In 2022, inequality has increased in the country. O Gini index was 33.7, registering an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous year”, can be read in a Pordata publication shared on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
The data portal adds that, “since 2014, with the exception of 2020 (pandemic year), inequality has been reducing, reaching the lowest value ever in 2019”.
According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), the Gini coefficient is a indicator of inequality in income distribution that aims to summarize the asymmetry of this distribution in a single value.
“It takes values between 0 (when all individuals have equal income) and 100 (when all income is concentrated in a single individual)”, explains INE.
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