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Table 20-10 *A Gini coefficient is a commonly used measure of income inequality, with values between 0 and 1 (0 corresponds to perfect equality whereby everyone has exactly the same income, and 1 corresponds to perfect inequality where one person has all the income, while everyone else has zero income) .
Source: The World Bank
-Refer to Table 20-10. Which country has the most unequal income distribution?
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