Economy > Poverty and inequality Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Kenya

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.
Population below $1 (PPP) per day: Percentage of population that lives on less than the equivalent of 1 USD per day.
Population below national poverty line > Rural: Percentage of country's population that lives in rural poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
Population below national poverty line > Total: Percentage of country's population that falls below its poverty line.
Population below national poverty line > Urban: Percentage of country's population that lives in urban poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
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	Jamaica	Kenya
Inequality adjusted income index	0.434 Ranked 70th. 68% more than Kenya	0.259 Ranked 114th.
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	5.35% Ranked 29th. 11% more than Kenya	4.84% Ranked 32nd.
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	5.35% Ranked 29th. 11% more than Kenya	4.84% Ranked 32nd.
Population below $1 (PPP) per day	$0.21% Ranked 40th.	$43.37% Ranked 5th. 207 times more than Jamaica
Population below national poverty line > Rural	25.1% Ranked 21st.	49.1% Ranked 11th. 96% more than Jamaica
Population below national poverty line > Total	17.6% Ranked 26th.	45.9% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Population below national poverty line > Urban	10.6% Ranked 24th.	33.7% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	17.3 Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Kenya	13.6 Ranked 3rd.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	9.8 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Kenya	8.2 Ranked 3rd.

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