The Gini coefficient, which measures inequality in income and consumption, has fallen for both rural and urban areas. For rural India, it declined from 0.283 to 0.266, and for urban areas ...

truly making it a period-defining era for an Indian to live in," she said. This rapid rise is accompanied by declining inequality, as the Gini coefficient declined in both rural and urban areas.

The Gini index, or Gini coefficient, is a summary measure of income inequality representing how income distribution varies compared with an equal outcome. States with the lowest Gini index figures ...

The Gini coefficient--an index that measures income inequality on a scale ranging between 0 and 1--rose to 0.5700 based on initial income, or before distribution through taxation and social ...

The Gini coefficient is a measure for inequality of income distribution within a population. A high Gini coefficient indicates a more unequal income distribution. The value of the Gini coefficient ...