Despite significant advance in development across the globe, progress has been uneven. It has been\ud
very rapid in East Asia Latin America and some parts of Middle East, but slow in South Asia and\ud
sub-Sahara Africa. Wealth per capita is often used to measure development and categorize countries\ud
into low, lower middle, upper middle and upper income countries. Thus, variations in development\ud
and subsequent wealth generation have led to widening of gaps between rich and poor countries. This\ud
phenomenon has exacerbated inequality among regions and nations.\ud
Socio-spatial inequality can be described as unequal distribution and concentration of resources and\ud
services such as medical, welfare and education depending on area or location. It can be caused by\ud
culture, religion, race, or remoteness of the areas. This situation can be identified by spatial analysis,\ud
where spatial dimension is used to describe patterns of inequality. Furthermore, spatial variation may\ud
be compared between different geographical areas in relation to social, culture and environment. This\ud
phenomenon may become persistent and self-perpetuating, causing serious economic and social\ud
problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between\ud
ethnics groups and find strategies and policies to reduce these inequalities. Thus, making distribution\ud
of resources and services more even