Global Inequality Charts

Global Inequality is a data visualization and research platform for activists, educators, and policymakers seeking to understand the structural causes of global economic and ecological disparities. It translates complex datasets on wealth, carbon emissions, and resource use into accessible charts and narratives that challenge mainstream economic discourse.

• Interactive Data Explorer: Navigate visualizations on topics like carbon inequality, international debt, and material resource use, with data disaggregated by country and income group.
• Core-Periphery Analysis: Frameworks data through a political economy lens, highlighting the historical and ongoing dynamics between high-income 'core' states and lower-income 'periphery' regions.
• Reparations and Justice Focus: Connects data on excess emissions and resource appropriation to arguments for climate reparations and economic justice, moving beyond mere observation to policy implications.
• Doughnut Economics Integration: Applies the 'doughnut' model to assess how nations perform on social indicators within planetary boundaries, questioning the growth-centric development paradigm.
• Methodological Transparency: Provides detailed notes on data sources, country groupings, and currency concepts, allowing users to critically engage with the underlying research.