Geography GCSE
Gini Coefficient
What Gini Coefficient means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Gini Coefficient
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A statistical measure of economic inequality in a population, where 0 represents perfect equality and 1 represents absolute inequality.
A statistical measure of economic inequality in a population, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (maximal inequality).
Topics that use Gini Coefficient
- The interactions of economic, social and demographic processes influence the development of the chosen developing or emerging country (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- There are positive and negative impacts of rapid development for the people and environment of the chosen developing or emerging country (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
- Core and Periphery
- Demographic Dividend
- Emerging Economy
- Informal Economy
- Multidimensional Poverty
- Quaternary Sector
- Rapid Development
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