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Economy Statistics > Income distribution > Poorest 20% (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     Slovakia: 11.9% 
# 2     Belarus: 11.4% 
# 3     Japan: 10.6% 
# 4     Czech Republic: 10.3% 
# 5     Bulgaria: 10.1% 
= 6     Hungary: 10% 
= 6     Finland: 10% 
# 8     Egypt: 9.8% 
= 9     Rwanda: 9.7% 
= 9     Norway: 9.7% 
= 11     Denmark: 9.6% 
= 11     Sweden: 9.6% 
= 13     Pakistan: 9.4% 
= 13     Luxembourg: 9.4% 
# 15     Slovenia: 9.1% 
# 16     Indonesia: 9% 
= 17     Ukraine: 8.8% 
= 17     Croatia: 8.8% 
= 19     Italy: 8.7% 
= 19     Bangladesh: 8.7% 
# 21     Belgium: 8.3% 
# 22     Germany: 8.2% 
# 23     India: 8.1% 
= 24     Vietnam: 8% 
= 24     Romania: 8% 
= 24     Tajikistan: 8% 
= 24     Sri Lanka: 8% 
= 28     Lithuania: 7.8% 
= 28     Poland: 7.8% 
= 30     Laos: 7.6% 
= 30     Latvia: 7.6% 
= 30     Kyrgyzstan: 7.6% 
= 30     Nepal: 7.6% 
= 30     Jordan: 7.6% 
= 35     Canada: 7.5% 
= 35     Spain: 7.5% 
= 35     Greece: 7.5% 
= 35     Korea, South: 7.5% 
# 39     Yemen: 7.4% 
= 40     Mongolia: 7.3% 
= 40     Portugal: 7.3% 
= 42     Netherlands: 7.2% 
= 42     France: 7.2% 
= 44     Ethiopia: 7.1% 
= 44     Uganda: 7.1% 
= 44     Cote d'Ivoire: 7.1% 
= 47     Algeria: 7% 
= 47     Estonia: 7% 
= 49     Cambodia: 6.9% 
= 49     Switzerland: 6.9% 
= 49     Azerbaijan: 6.9% 
= 49     Austria: 6.9% 
= 53     Ireland: 6.7% 
= 53     Kazakhstan: 6.7% 
= 53     Jamaica: 6.7% 
= 56     Mozambique: 6.5% 
= 56     Morocco: 6.5% 
= 58     Guinea: 6.4% 
= 58     Mauritania: 6.4% 
= 58     Madagascar: 6.4% 
= 58     Thailand: 6.4% 
= 58     Senegal: 6.4% 
# 63     Guyana: 6.3% 
= 64     Georgia: 6.1% 
= 64     United Kingdom: 6.1% 
= 64     Turkmenistan: 6.1% 
= 64     Israel: 6.1% 
= 68     China: 5.9% 
= 68     Australia: 5.9% 
# 70     Turkey: 5.8% 
# 71     Tunisia: 5.7% 
= 72     Ghana: 5.6% 
= 72     Kenya: 5.6% 
= 74     Trinidad and Tobago: 5.5% 
= 74     Armenia: 5.5% 
= 76     Philippines: 5.4% 
= 76     Ecuador: 5.4% 
= 76     Uruguay: 5.4% 
= 79     Saint Lucia: 5.2% 
= 79     United States: 5.2% 
= 81     Dominican Republic: 5.1% 
= 81     Burundi: 5.1% 
# 83     Zimbabwe: 4.7% 
= 84     Mali: 4.6% 
= 84     Cameroon: 4.6% 
= 84     Burkina Faso: 4.6% 
# 87     Papua New Guinea: 4.5% 
= 88     Malaysia: 4.4% 
= 88     Peru: 4.4% 
= 88     Russia: 4.4% 
= 88     Nigeria: 4.4% 
= 88     Costa Rica: 4.4% 
= 93     Uzbekistan: 4% 
= 93     Bolivia: 4% 
= 93     Gambia, The: 4% 
# 96     Guatemala: 3.8% 
# 97     Panama: 3.6% 
# 98     Mexico: 3.5% 
= 99     El Salvador: 3.3% 
= 99     Zambia: 3.3% 
= 99     Chile: 3.3% 
= 102     Colombia: 3% 
= 102     Venezuela: 3% 
# 104     South Africa: 2.9% 
# 105     Lesotho: 2.8% 
# 106     Swaziland: 2.7% 
# 107     Niger: 2.6% 
# 108     Nicaragua: 2.3% 
= 109     Honduras: 2.2% 
= 109     Brazil: 2.2% 
# 111     Guinea-Bissau: 2.1% 
# 112     Central African Republic: 2% 
# 113     Paraguay: 1.9% 
# 114     Sierra Leone: 1.1% 
Weighted average: 6.3%  


DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.

SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC

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"Income distribution > Poorest 20% by country", World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/eco_inc_dis_poo_20-economy-income-distribution-poorest-20

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