Eat The Rich

The distribution of income and wealth in the USA and in the world

The 99% application presents a summary of the statistics on the distribution of income and wealth in the USA and in the world.

How much do the world's richest 1 percent own? And the 80% poorest?

How much do the richest 10 percent of Americans earn? And the poorest?

And more importantly, what other distribution would be possible?

The data on economic inequalities are provided by the following sources:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, World Bank, Credit Suisse.