India’s Inequality Puzzle: Less Poor, More Unequal

Does ineuqality always increase when prosperity in a country rises? We show you four different inequalities over time to help you decide.

Explore the Data

Underlying data is available via Google Sheet.

Reference Links

• Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, 2023-24 MOSPI
• https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099722104222534584/pdf/IDU-25f34333-d3a3-44ae-8268-86830e3bc5a5.pdf
• https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=2&series=SI.POV.GINI&country=
• https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/gender-statistics/series/SI.POV.GINILink 2
• World Inequality Database: https://wid.world/country/india/
• https://pip.worldbank.org/prosperity-gap