Economy > Poverty and inequality Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & United States

Inequality adjusted income index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 20% of its citizens.
Poorest's share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 5% of its citizens.
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 10% of the population to the average income of the poorest 10% of the population.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.

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STAT	Costa Rica	United States
Inequality adjusted income index	0.43 Ranked 73th.	0.681 Ranked 22nd. 58% more than Costa Rica
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	3.85% Ranked 29th.	5.44% Ranked 30th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	3.85% Ranked 29th.	5.44% Ranked 30th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	23.4 Ranked 6th. 47% more than United States	15.9 Ranked 3rd.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	15.6 Ranked 7th. 86% more than United States	8.4 Ranked 3rd.

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