The different regional patterns are summarized in Figure 2. Whereas both the Latin American and East Asian countries have only mildly redistributive transfer systems, the gap between high and low inequality of private sector incomes means that the Gini for disposable incomes is much higher in Latin America (0.500) than in East Asia (0.308). By contrast, Europe and a group of largely Anglo-Saxon OECD countries (Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States) start from very similar initial income distributions. However, the income transfers in European countries – that have well-developed social security systems – reduce the Gini coefficient on average by 0.148 points, while a more restricted welfare state in the la er group has a smaller impact (-0.079). Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States thus have noticeably higher inequality of disposable incomes (0.343) than Europe (0.278), despite starting from a similar underlying distribution.