The Level of Inequality in Population of Maluku Utara Based on the Gini Ratio is 0.290.

·  In September 2020, the level of expenditure inequality of the people of Maluku Utara as measured by the Gini Ratio was 0.290, down by 0.018 points from March 2020, which was 0.308. This shows that the level of expenditure inequality in Maluku Utara Province is getting lower.

·  The Gini Ratio in Maluku Utara Province is the 2nd lowest of 34 Provinces in Indonesia. The province with the lowest inequality is Bangka Belitung Province, while the province with the highest inequality is Yogyakarta Special Region.

·  The Gini Ratio in urban areas in September 2020 was 0.294, down 0.003 points compared to the Gini Ratio in March 2020 which was 0.297. Meanwhile, the Gini Ratio in rural areas in September 2020 was 0.271, up 0.005 points compared to the March 2020 Gini Ratio of 0.266.

·  The distribution of expenditure for the lowest 40 percent of the population group was in Maluku Utara Province in September 2020, namely 22.48 percent and included in the low inequality category. If broken down by region, the distribution of expenditure for the lowest 40 percent of the population in urban areas was 22.13 percent, while in rural areas it was 23.30 percent.