Economy > Poverty and inequality Stats: compare key data on Peru & 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	Peru	United States
Inequality adjusted income index	0.452 Ranked 65th.	0.681 Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Peru
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	3.91% Ranked 31st.	5.44% Ranked 30th. 39% more than Peru
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	3.91% Ranked 31st.	5.44% Ranked 30th. 39% more than Peru
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	26.1 Ranked 5th. 64% more than United States	15.9 Ranked 3rd.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	15.2 Ranked 8th. 81% more than United States	8.4 Ranked 3rd.

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