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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 10% (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Swaziland: |
50.2% |
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# 2
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Nicaragua: |
48.8% |
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# 3
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Brazil: |
48% |
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# 4
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Central African Republic: |
47.7% |
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# 5
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Burkina Faso: |
46.8% |
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# 6
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Colombia: |
46.1% |
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# 7
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Guatemala: |
46% |
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# 8
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South Africa: |
45.9% |
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# 9
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Chile: |
45.6% |
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# 10
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Paraguay: |
43.8% |
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# 11
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Sierra Leone: |
43.6% |
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# 12
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Lesotho: |
43.4% |
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# 13
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Honduras: |
42.7% |
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# 14
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Guinea-Bissau: |
42.4% |
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# 15
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Mexico: |
41.7% |
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# 16
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Zambia: |
41% |
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# 17
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Nigeria: |
40.8% |
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# 18
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Papua New Guinea: |
40.5% |
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= 19
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Mali: |
40.4% |
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= 19
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Zimbabwe: |
40.4% |
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# 21
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El Salvador: |
39.5% |
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# 22
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Russia: |
38.7% |
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# 23
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Malaysia: |
38.4% |
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# 24
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Gambia, The: |
38.2% |
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# 25
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Dominican Republic: |
37.8% |
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= 26
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Cameroon: |
36.6% |
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= 26
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Philippines: |
36.6% |
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# 28
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Venezuela: |
36.5% |
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# 29
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Kenya: |
36.1% |
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# 30
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Panama: |
35.6% |
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= 31
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Niger: |
35.4% |
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= 31
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Peru: |
35.4% |
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# 33
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Armenia: |
35.2% |
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# 34
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Costa Rica: |
34.6% |
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= 35
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Ecuador: |
33.8% |
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= 35
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Cambodia: |
33.8% |
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# 37
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Ethiopia: |
33.7% |
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= 38
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India: |
33.5% |
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= 38
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Senegal: |
33.5% |
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# 40
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Burundi: |
32.9% |
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# 41
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Uzbekistan: |
32.8% |
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# 42
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Uruguay: |
32.7% |
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# 43
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Saint Lucia: |
32.5% |
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# 44
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Thailand: |
32.4% |
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# 45
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Turkey: |
32.3% |
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= 46
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Bolivia: |
32% |
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= 46
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Guinea: |
32% |
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= 46
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Guyana: |
32% |
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# 49
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Tunisia: |
31.8% |
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= 50
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Mozambique: |
31.7% |
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= 50
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Turkmenistan: |
31.7% |
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# 52
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Morocco: |
30.9% |
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# 53
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Laos: |
30.6% |
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# 54
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United States: |
30.5% |
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# 55
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China: |
30.4% |
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# 56
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Jamaica: |
30.3% |
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# 57
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Ghana: |
30.1% |
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= 58
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Vietnam: |
29.9% |
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= 58
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
29.9% |
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= 60
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Nepal: |
29.8% |
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= 60
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Jordan: |
29.8% |
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= 60
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Estonia: |
29.8% |
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= 60
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Uganda: |
29.8% |
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# 64
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
28.8% |
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= 65
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Bangladesh: |
28.6% |
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= 65
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Madagascar: |
28.6% |
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= 67
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Mauritania: |
28.4% |
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= 67
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Portugal: |
28.4% |
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# 69
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Israel: |
28.3% |
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# 70
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Sri Lanka: |
28% |
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# 71
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Georgia: |
27.9% |
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# 72
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Azerbaijan: |
27.8% |
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# 73
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United Kingdom: |
27.7% |
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# 74
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Pakistan: |
27.6% |
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# 75
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Ireland: |
27.4% |
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# 76
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Kyrgyzstan: |
27.2% |
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# 77
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Algeria: |
26.8% |
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# 78
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Indonesia: |
26.7% |
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# 79
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Kazakhstan: |
26.3% |
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= 80
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Latvia: |
25.9% |
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= 80
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Yemen: |
25.9% |
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# 82
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Lithuania: |
25.6% |
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# 83
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Australia: |
25.4% |
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# 84
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Greece: |
25.3% |
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= 85
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Spain: |
25.2% |
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= 85
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Tajikistan: |
25.2% |
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= 85
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Switzerland: |
25.2% |
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= 88
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Netherlands: |
25.1% |
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= 88
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France: |
25.1% |
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= 90
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Romania: |
25% |
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= 90
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Egypt: |
25% |
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# 92
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Poland: |
24.7% |
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# 93
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Mongolia: |
24.5% |
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# 94
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Korea, South: |
24.3% |
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# 95
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Rwanda: |
24.2% |
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# 96
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Canada: |
23.8% |
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# 97
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Germany: |
23.7% |
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# 98
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Croatia: |
23.3% |
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# 99
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Ukraine: |
23.2% |
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= 100
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Belgium: |
23% |
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= 100
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Slovenia: |
23% |
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# 102
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Bulgaria: |
22.8% |
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# 103
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Austria: |
22.5% |
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# 104
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Czech Republic: |
22.4% |
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# 105
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Luxembourg: |
22% |
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= 106
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Italy: |
21.8% |
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= 106
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Norway: |
21.8% |
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# 108
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Japan: |
21.7% |
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# 109
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Finland: |
21.6% |
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= 110
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Denmark: |
20.5% |
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= 110
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Hungary: |
20.5% |
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# 112
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Sweden: |
20.1% |
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# 113
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Belarus: |
20% |
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# 114
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Slovakia: |
18.2% |
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Weighted average: |
31.4% |
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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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