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

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	United States	Vietnam
Inequality adjusted income index	0.681 Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Vietnam	0.444 Ranked 67th.
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	5.44% Ranked 30th.	7.42% Ranked 20th. 36% more than United States
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	5.44% Ranked 30th.	7.42% Ranked 20th. 36% more than United States
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	15.9 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Vietnam	6.9 Ranked 13th.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	8.4 Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Vietnam	4.9 Ranked 11th.

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