The source adds the following information: "Gini index is a statistical measure of expenditure distribution in the country. It is widely used as a measure of economic inequality. Gini index ranges from near 0, which would indicate perfect equality and 100 -perfect inequality. The estimates exclude Borno state."
According to governmental data from 2020, the Gini coefficient in Nigeria was **** points as of 2019. The Gini index gives information on the distribution of income in a country. In an ideal situation in which incomes are perfectly distributed, the coefficient is equal to zero.
The first eight countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution in the world are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an index over ** points.
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