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I think you need to revisit your assumption about wealth inequality in The Netherlands. It’s on par with that of most of Europe, significantly lower than in the US [1].

[1] https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/SI.POV.GINI/rank...

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You linked an income inequality graph, which is distinct from wealth. If you look at the list on Wikipedia [1] and sort by Wealth Gini (2019) you will find that the Netherlands are #1.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_eq...

Any explanation for the jump from 2018 to 2019?

Based on the Global Wealth Book 2018 and 2019 from Credit Suisse, comparing Table 3-1 in both books, it appears that the number of adults in "under 10.000" range increased significantly in 2019. This is likely not a real change, but rather a change of methodology or data sources. As far as I can tell however, this is not detailed in the text. I have directed an email to Credit Suisse on this, as it's a rather interesting piece of data.

Quite interesting, curious what they have to say. I'd be glad if you can put me in cc (e-mail in profile).

Ah you’re right. I misread the parent comment. Thanks.

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