About 2/3 of US population (200 million people) are in the top global income decile.
There are relatively few Americans (~40 million) who are *not* in the two highest global deciles.
(All 2018-19 data, adjusted for differences in countries' price levels)
There are relatively few Americans (~40 million) who are *not* in the two highest global deciles.
(All 2018-19 data, adjusted for differences in countries' price levels)
Chinese urban population is significantly poorer. Most are in the 8th global decile, although 84 million are in the global top decile.
If we include Chinese rural population (not shown here), China has 112m people in the top global decile, making it the largest group after US.
If we include Chinese rural population (not shown here), China has 112m people in the top global decile, making it the largest group after US.
Note that China has "vacated" the two bottom global deciles.
When we move to India, the situation gets gloomier. Most of Indian urban population is in the low global deciles and only 10 million are in the top two. (The rural situation is worse.)
When we move to India, the situation gets gloomier. Most of Indian urban population is in the low global deciles and only 10 million are in the top two. (The rural situation is worse.)
On the other end of the spectrum, there are countries like Norway where 80% of the population are in the global top decile.
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