Gender Development Index & Gender Inequality Index
The Gender Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Inequality Index (GII) are the indices proposed by the United Nations Development…
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Human Development Index (2019)
In 2019, the general panorama of the Human Development Index (HDI) shows a huge difference between the Global North and…
Internet usage rate in Portugal and EU: increases with the level of formal educational attainment (2016)
Since 2009, the use of internet by the Portuguese population has increased. However, Portugal is still positioned within the lower…
Human development (HDI) in 2015 in the world and Portugal
In 2015, Africa continues to show the lowest Human Development index among the other regions of the globe. In the…
Gini Coefficient: Portugal between the European countries with more unequal income distribution
In 2012, Portugal with a Gini Coefficient of 34,2%, continues to be above the EU-28 average (30,5%) and is one…
Income inequality (S90/S10): the gap between the richest 10% and the poorest 10%
An overview of the income distribution trend in Portugal, between 2010 and 2012, shows that the measure S90/S10 rose 1,3…
Income Inequality in Portugal and in Europe (S80/S20)
Portugal was in 2011, according to the S80/S20 measure, the sixth country from EU with the highest level of income…
Income concentration in Portugal has been rising since the late 80’s
The richest 10% in Portugal gather almost 40% of the income. Figure 1 allows a comparative analysis about the income…
Earnings premiums of tertiary education
Portugal is one of the EU-27 and OECD countries where tertiary education brings more economic benefits. In Portugal the…