Inequality has long been at the forefront of global debates. According to recent research by the World Economic Forum, there’s no general trend toward higher inequality across the world: it’s risen in some countries and fallen in others over the past 25 years. However, when looking at population size, the weighted average of the Gini index, a scale used to measure inequality, increased by four percentage points, indicating increased inequality overall. We’ve rounded up some of the most jaw-dropping statistics about global inequality – click or scroll through to see them.