Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

How does the U.S. stack up on income inequality?

When it comes to income inequality is the United States more like Iran or France?

It’s international quiz time on the Marketplace Morning Report. Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the online international affairs magazine, The Globalist, brings us the question below. 

Income inequality in the United States is most similar to which of the following country pairings?

a. The United Kingdom and Australia
b. Germany and France
c. China and Thailand
d. Iran and Venezuela

Click on the audio player above to hear the answer and learn more about the state of income inequality around the world.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Tech
    an hour ago
    11:03
  • Marketplace
    12 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    18 hours ago
    19:00
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    21 hours ago
    6:55
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45