Gini coefficients are available for many countries throughout the world, and you can see a pretty comprehensive list here.
The Gini Coefficient
By Jodi Beggs, About.com Guide
In general, societies experience neither perfect equality nor perfect inequality, so Gini coefficients are typically somewhere between 0 and 1, or between 0 and 100% if expressed as percentages.
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