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India Ranks Among World's Top Equal Societies
The Business Guardian
|July 06, 2025
India has emerged as one of the most equal societies globally, with a Gini Index of 25.5, according to the latest data from the World Bank.
Ranking fourth worldwide in income equality, India now stands just behind the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Belarus.
"It reflects how India's economic progress is being shared more evenly across its population. Behind this success is a consistent policy focus on reducing poverty, expanding financial access, and delivering welfare support directly to those who need it most," a release from the Social Welfare said.
This story is from the July 06, 2025 edition of The Business Guardian.
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