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Chinas Inequality Gini Out of the Bottle 中国贫富差距到底有多大 New data from a Chinese think tank suggests that the government has succeeded in tamping down on inequality, flying in the face of academic evidence and sparking fresh controversy over the divide between Chinas haves and have-nots.The calculation by the International Institute for Urban Development in Beijing puts Chinas Gini coefficient a widely used measure of inequality at 0.438 in 2010. That means China is fractionally more unequal than in 2005, when the Gini coefficient came in at 0.425 according to data from the World Bank.The Gini coefficient is a measure of income distribution. A score of 0 would represent perfect equality, a score of 1 would mean one individual controlled 100% of income. South Africa, with a score of 0.631 and Colombia at 0.559 are amongst the most unequal societies in the world according to World Bank data. The Unites States has a gini coefficient of 0.408 in 2000, according to the World Bank.Zhu Yinghui, a researcher at the institute, said that Chinas wealth gap raised concerns about Chinas development path. The income gap between urban and rural, between communities, and lack of middle class are factors that could affect social stability, she said.Gauging Chinas level of inequality is made more difficult by uncertainty about household income. Calculations based on National Bureau of Statistics data show the top 10% of households control around 32% of income. But Chinas statisticians acknowledge that difficulty collecting data on the income of the rich introduces uncertainty into the official numbers.An academic survey of more than 8000 households across China conducted in 2011 suggests a much greater level of inequality, with the top 10% controlling 56% of income. That makes China more unequal than the United States and even more unequal than African societies said Gan Li a Professor at Chinas South Western University of Finance and Economics and Texas AM University in the U.S.