A lorenz curve is a cumulative distribution curve along a possible distribution. Generally a Lorenz curve is used to show income disparity but can be used elsewhere as well. The image above is from the United Nations Development Program of Georgia and shows income distribution across several different years. The closer the curve gets to the diagnal curve line the more evenly distributed the variable is. In this representation one can see that since 1996 income distribution has balanced out greatly.
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