World Lab Inequality

Empowering civil society, reinforcing democracy. Powered with data.

The World Inequality Lab gathers social scientists committed to helping everyone understand the drivers of inequality worldwide through evidence-based research.

Projects

WORLD INEQUALITY DATABASE

Visit the widest open source database for global inequality data

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Global Justice Project

Find out more about this upcoming collective research initiative aimed at shaping a fairer, more democratic and sustainable 21st century.

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GLOBAL WEALTH TAX SIMULATOR

Global Wealth Tax Simulator

Design your own wealth tax and measure the revenue that can be generated

Design

POLITICAL CLEAVAGES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITIES

Who votes for whom? Explore the socioeconomic indicators of support for political parties.

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Climate inequality report 2023

Find the latest data and analysis on climate inequalities worldwide

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Elections and social inequalities in France, 1789-2022

How are votes and wealth distributed across the country and over time? Explore the maps and the data from the book

Explore

WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT 2022

Find the latest data and analysis on global inequalities worldwide

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Inequality in Latin America

Explore and download data on the distribution of income, taxes, and transfers in Latin America.

Explore

Media

21
May

Financial Times

“Meet the insurgent economists promoting a global wealth tax”

21
May

La Tribune

“Revenus, impôts, climat : ce qui pourrait exacerber les inégalités d’ici à 2050”

21
May

Le Monde

“Pour réduire les inégalités mondiales, mieux vaut augmenter les salaires minimums que les impôts, selon une étude”

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Website created in 2021 by the agency Adrenaline, with the collaboration of:

Project management and web design: Pauline Bouaud, Mathieu Vicard and Anthony Wieczorek

Development and integration: Aurélien Binauld, Thibaut Watteau and Benjamin Grillet (AliquidStudio)

Coordination: Lucas Chancel and Olivia Ronsain