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Income quintile share ratio

<p>Income inequality can be measured in different ways. The income quintile share ratio divides the total income received by the 20 % of the population with the highest income (top quintile) by the income received by the 20 % of the population with the lowest income (lowest quintile). Data are taken from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and are based on <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Equivalised_disposable_income" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">equivalised disposable income</a>. </p>