In the map up top, I've illustrated the latest ... meaning that there's less of a gap between the rich and the poor. Redder countries have more income inequality, meaning that there's a wider ...

Syria is one of the poorest Arab countries and has a Gini coefficient score of 77.8. With an income share gap of 43.80%, ...

Five years later, the data show that the setback to living standards could endure.

Poor countries experience much more adversity compared to rich nations. From sea-level rise to severe weather, poorer regions are hardest hit even though they produce the least amount of emissions ...

There is too much local focus but not enough understanding of how what happens in the world affects our lives," said Carroll. The 416-page, seven pounds(3,2-kg) book includes maps and graphics ...

In this map of world GDP per person ... agriculture demands the right environmental conditions; sunshine, rich soil, water and topography. None can be imported. Another physical requirement ...

Is there any way to talk about rich countries and poor countries that is both useful ... for generating and harnessing prosperity. In the map below, based on the CIA's 2008 classification scheme ...

IN THE RICH world ... More than a quarter of the world’s children under five are not registered at birth. Half of the 29 poorest countries have not completed a census in the past ten years ...

LONDON—Rampant food inflation is roiling the world’s least-developed nations. It is also hitting poor people in rich countries. Matsentralen Norge, a food-bank operator in oil-rich Norway ...

A single person in the rich world uses more fossil fuel energy than all the energy available to 23 poor Africans. The rich world became wealthy by massively exploiting fossil fuels, which today ...

Thirteen climate summits later, as delegates gather in Dubai, Clinton’s offer stands as a glaring example of the myopia with which the world ... rich need to open their markets so the poor ...

In this article, we will look at the 30 countries with the widest gap between rich and poor. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, go directly to the 5 Countries with the Widest Gap Between ...