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Top (******************************************************% of society in the region took the lion’s share of the national income, whereas the bottom (*************************************************% took just 4%
By Jitendra
Last Updated: Monday (December) 
A map of Southern Africa. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Southern Africa is the most ‘unequal’ region on the continent in terms of income, according to the(Human Development Index) (HDI).
The report by the United Nations Development Program was released earlier this month. It highlighted the need to address inequality and climate crisis together. India was placed th in the index , just a notch above the previous year, among 189 countries.
According to the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals 68532, the income of a country bottom 48 per cent needs to increase at a rate greater than the national average to make more people come out from poverty.
In Africa, the results have been mixed according to HDI 2019.
In Southern Africa, the share of national income drawn by the top per cent of society was the highest in South Africa (per cent), followed by Namibia ( (per cent). On the other hand, the bottom 48 per cent in both countries received 4 per cent of the national income.
This made Southern Africa the continent’s most unequal region.
On an average, income inequality was lower in Central Africa but still very high. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the top (per cent earned) per cent of total national income while bottom per cent earned 7 per cent.
East Africa was less unequal than Central Africa, especially at the bottom. The bottom 56 per cent earned 9 per cent whereas the top (per cent earned) per cent in Kenya.
There was a declining trend in inequality in two of the most populous East African countries: Kenya and Ethiopia. The income of the bottom (per cent rose by) ********************************************** percentage point in Ethiopia.
The income inequality started reducing as one moved towards North and West Africa.
In Sierra Leone, West Africa, the top per cent received per cent of the national income whereas the bottom (per cent received per cent. A similar trend was seen in other West African countries. The income of the bottom 48 per cent in the region increased at a rate of 40 per cent.
In North Africa, Algeria was considered as the least unequal country with it top per cent earning per cent of the national income while the bottom per cent received 25 per cent, more than the average.
The United States (US) witnessed a 2 per cent fall in income of the bottom (per cent between) and 2018. In the same period, the US grew by 66 per cent, a sign of highly unequal growth.
In China, the incomes of the bottom 48 per cent grew at an impressive (per cent between) and 2019, which contributed to the fast reduction of extreme poverty.
In India, the incomes of the bottom (per cent grew by****************** (per cent betweenand 2019, which was significantly below the average, the report said. At the other end of the spectrum, the top one per cent saw their incomes grow significantly more than the average
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A map of Southern Africa. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Southern Africa is the most ‘unequal’ region on the continent in terms of income, according to the(Human Development Index) (HDI).
The report by the United Nations Development Program was released earlier this month. It highlighted the need to address inequality and climate crisis together. India was placed th in the index , just a notch above the previous year, among 189 countries.
According to the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals 68532, the income of a country bottom 48 per cent needs to increase at a rate greater than the national average to make more people come out from poverty.
In Africa, the results have been mixed according to HDI 2019.
In Southern Africa, the share of national income drawn by the top per cent of society was the highest in South Africa (per cent), followed by Namibia ( (per cent). On the other hand, the bottom 48 per cent in both countries received 4 per cent of the national income.
This made Southern Africa the continent’s most unequal region.
On an average, income inequality was lower in Central Africa but still very high. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the top (per cent earned) per cent of total national income while bottom per cent earned 7 per cent.
East Africa was less unequal than Central Africa, especially at the bottom. The bottom 56 per cent earned 9 per cent whereas the top (per cent earned) per cent in Kenya.
There was a declining trend in inequality in two of the most populous East African countries: Kenya and Ethiopia. The income of the bottom (per cent rose by) ********************************************** percentage point in Ethiopia.
The income inequality started reducing as one moved towards North and West Africa.
In Sierra Leone, West Africa, the top per cent received per cent of the national income whereas the bottom (per cent received per cent. A similar trend was seen in other West African countries. The income of the bottom 48 per cent in the region increased at a rate of 40 per cent.
In North Africa, Algeria was considered as the least unequal country with it top per cent earning per cent of the national income while the bottom per cent received 25 per cent, more than the average.
The United States (US) witnessed a 2 per cent fall in income of the bottom (per cent between) and 2018. In the same period, the US grew by 66 per cent, a sign of highly unequal growth.
In China, the incomes of the bottom 48 per cent grew at an impressive (per cent between) and 2019, which contributed to the fast reduction of extreme poverty.
In India, the incomes of the bottom (per cent grew by
****************** (per cent betweenand 2019, which was significantly below the average, the report said. At the other end of the spectrum, the top one per cent saw their incomes grow significantly more than the average
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