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SOURCE
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
DEFINITION
Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.
Economy Statistics > Income distribution > Richest 20% (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
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Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Central African Republic: |
65% |
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# 2
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South Africa: |
64.8% |
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# 3
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Swaziland: |
64.4% |
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# 4
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Brazil: |
64.1% |
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# 5
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Nicaragua: |
63.6% |
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# 6
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Sierra Leone: |
63.4% |
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# 7
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Chile: |
61% |
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# 8
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Colombia: |
60.9% |
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# 9
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Paraguay: |
60.7% |
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# 10
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Guatemala: |
60.6% |
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# 11
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Burkina Faso: |
60.4% |
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# 12
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Lesotho: |
60.1% |
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# 13
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Honduras: |
59.4% |
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# 14
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Guinea-Bissau: |
58.9% |
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# 15
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Mexico: |
57.4% |
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# 16
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Zambia: |
56.6% |
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# 17
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Papua New Guinea: |
56.5% |
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# 18
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El Salvador: |
56.4% |
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# 19
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Mali: |
56.2% |
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= 20
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Nigeria: |
55.7% |
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= 20
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Zimbabwe: |
55.7% |
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# 22
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Gambia, The: |
55.2% |
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# 23
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Malaysia: |
54.3% |
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# 24
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Russia: |
53.7% |
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= 25
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Dominican Republic: |
53.3% |
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= 25
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Niger: |
53.3% |
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# 27
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Venezuela: |
53.2% |
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# 28
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Cameroon: |
53.1% |
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# 29
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Panama: |
52.8% |
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# 30
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Philippines: |
52.3% |
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= 31
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Peru: |
51.2% |
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= 31
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Kenya: |
51.2% |
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# 33
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Costa Rica: |
51% |
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# 34
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Armenia: |
50.6% |
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# 35
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Ecuador: |
49.7% |
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= 36
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Bolivia: |
49.1% |
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= 36
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Uzbekistan: |
49.1% |
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# 38
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Thailand: |
48.4% |
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= 39
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Saint Lucia: |
48.3% |
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= 39
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Uruguay: |
48.3% |
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# 41
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Senegal: |
48.2% |
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# 42
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Burundi: |
48% |
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# 43
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Tunisia: |
47.9% |
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= 44
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Ethiopia: |
47.7% |
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= 44
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Turkey: |
47.7% |
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# 46
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Cambodia: |
47.6% |
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# 47
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Turkmenistan: |
47.5% |
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# 48
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Guinea: |
47.2% |
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# 49
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Guyana: |
46.9% |
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# 50
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Ghana: |
46.7% |
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= 51
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China: |
46.6% |
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= 51
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Morocco: |
46.6% |
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# 53
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Mozambique: |
46.5% |
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# 54
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United States: |
46.4% |
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# 55
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India: |
46.1% |
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# 56
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Jamaica: |
46% |
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# 57
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
45.9% |
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# 58
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Estonia: |
45.1% |
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# 59
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Laos: |
45% |
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# 60
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Uganda: |
44.9% |
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= 61
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Madagascar: |
44.8% |
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= 61
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Nepal: |
44.8% |
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# 63
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Vietnam: |
44.5% |
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# 64
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Jordan: |
44.4% |
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= 65
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Israel: |
44.2% |
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= 65
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
44.2% |
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# 67
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Mauritania: |
44.1% |
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# 68
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Georgia: |
43.6% |
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# 69
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Portugal: |
43.4% |
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# 70
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Azerbaijan: |
43.3% |
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# 71
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United Kingdom: |
43.2% |
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# 72
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Ireland: |
42.9% |
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= 73
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Bangladesh: |
42.8% |
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= 73
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Sri Lanka: |
42.8% |
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# 75
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Algeria: |
42.6% |
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# 76
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Kyrgyzstan: |
42.5% |
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# 77
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Kazakhstan: |
42.3% |
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# 78
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Australia: |
41.3% |
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# 79
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Yemen: |
41.2% |
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= 80
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Indonesia: |
41.1% |
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= 80
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Pakistan: |
41.1% |
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# 82
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Mongolia: |
40.9% |
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= 83
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Lithuania: |
40.3% |
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= 83
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Latvia: |
40.3% |
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= 83
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Greece: |
40.3% |
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= 83
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Switzerland: |
40.3% |
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= 83
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Spain: |
40.3% |
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# 88
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France: |
40.2% |
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# 89
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Netherlands: |
40.1% |
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# 90
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Tajikistan: |
40% |
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# 91
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Poland: |
39.7% |
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# 92
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Romania: |
39.4% |
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= 93
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Canada: |
39.3% |
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= 93
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Korea, South: |
39.3% |
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# 95
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Rwanda: |
39.1% |
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# 96
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Egypt: |
39% |
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# 97
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Germany: |
38.5% |
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= 98
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Austria: |
38% |
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= 98
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Croatia: |
38% |
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# 100
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Ukraine: |
37.8% |
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# 101
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Slovenia: |
37.7% |
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# 102
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Belgium: |
37.3% |
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# 103
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Bulgaria: |
36.8% |
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# 104
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Luxembourg: |
36.5% |
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# 105
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Italy: |
36.3% |
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# 106
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Czech Republic: |
35.9% |
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= 107
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Finland: |
35.8% |
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= 107
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Norway: |
35.8% |
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# 109
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Japan: |
35.6% |
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= 110
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Denmark: |
34.5% |
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= 110
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Sweden: |
34.5% |
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# 112
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Hungary: |
34.4% |
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# 113
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Belarus: |
33.3% |
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# 114
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Slovakia: |
31.4% |
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Weighted average: |
46.7% |
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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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