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The Gini coefficient measures the distribution of incomes in a given economy. If a single individual has all income, then the coefficient is 1, if everyone's income is equal, then the coefficient is 0.
In fact, in the scenario you've sketched, i.e., an individual or small number of individuals hoarding a large share of income, the Gini coefficient would be relatively high.
Not only do many of the aforementioned societies have dramatically lower income inequality (as measured by Gini coefficient) than the US, many furthermore have dramatically lower rates of corruption and judges and government officials are generally not bribed to the same degree. (Case in point: the Toblerone affair.)
However, what these countries very much have in common with the US is that the same social media companies owned by the same assholes are active there, flooding the zone with fascist propaganda.
In fact, the only reason income inequality is fairly even is BECAUSE OF progressive taxation and regulation. That's only really allowed BECAUSE it doesn't touch billionaires or the real problem makers in society.
Like what did you think inequality is? It's the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few powerful people who make life horrible for everyone else. That's why everyone knows their names.
That's why they can turn a society fascist in the first place. You can't buy a media company without a big fat bank loan borrowed against your stocks, or that huge house you bought with your last loan.
This also contributes to inflation, because they're avoiding paying their dues to society so others - everyone else is covering their tax costs. They're not giving back... And at the same time they're jacking up prices! Every nice house they buy is bought at an inflated rate, and gives other sellers the idea to jack their prices up. Same with land, and luxury goods, and killing the planet with travel and super-yatchs. It's all bought at inflated rates because money isn't real to them, assests they can later borrow against are their wealth stores.
Billionaires mooch off society, don't appear in income inequality statistics and contribute an outsized amount to inflation. Now you know the basics of how billionaires work.
What is this day 1 looking at this problem for you?
BILLIONAIRES DON'T HAVE AN INCOME!!!
Because having an income would mean paying income tax. So they don't draw an income, as avoiding income provides a tax loophole.
What do they do instead?
They store cash in assests they borrow against instead.
They live off debts, they get paid by their companies in millions or billion dollar stock deals then borrow against that. They live off that loan then pay it back when they have to, usually via getting more loans and/or other financial tricks.
This is why everyone goes on about the importance of having a wealth tax rather than an income tax on billionaires. Go look it up.
It's literally 101 of talking about this stuff. So when you come here talking about how "income equality" proves society has no problems with inequality, you're just showing that you don't know what your on about.
Go look up how Billionaires avoid income taxes.