Economy > Poverty and inequality Stats: compare key data on New Zealand & Switzerland

Income inequality 1993-2011: Income inequality 1993-2011 (latest available).
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	New Zealand	Switzerland
Income inequality 1993-2011	36.17 latest available Ranked 7th. 7% more than Switzerland	33.68 latest available Ranked 15th.
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	6.45% Ranked 10th.	7.55% Ranked 17th. 17% more than New Zealand
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	6.45% Ranked 10th.	7.55% Ranked 17th. 17% more than New Zealand
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	12.4 Ranked 5th. 38% more than Switzerland	9 Ranked 12th.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	6.8 Ranked 5th. 24% more than Switzerland	5.5 Ranked 11th.

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