Hong Kong, China vs United States of America: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data

Hong Kong, China
49,919
in 2017
United States of America
54,008
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
8th
United States of America rank
6th

Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 54,008 against 49,919 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 4,089.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 160 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United States of America Difference Ahead
1820s 1,132 2,674 1,542 United States of America
1850s 1,205 3,632 2,427 United States of America
1870s 1,256 4,803 3,547 United States of America
1890s 1,682 6,665 4,983 United States of America
1910s 2,253 9,637 7,384 United States of America
1920s 2,987 11,954 8,967 United States of America
1950s 4,082 15,240 11,158 United States of America
1960s 5,088 18,057 12,969 United States of America
1970s 9,250 23,958 14,708 United States of America
1980s 17,086 29,611 12,525 United States of America
1990s 27,960 36,982 9,022 United States of America
2000s 35,543 47,770 12,228 United States of America
2010s 46,545 51,638 5,092 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Hong Kong, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 54,008 against 49,919 in Hong Kong, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
4,089, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and United States of America rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Source
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 2,400 data points, 1820–2017
Last refreshed

In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.