Figure 7

Average Income Shares of the Poorest 10% of Nation’s Population Among Quintiles of World Nations Ranked by Index of Economic Freedom

Quintiles based on 2005 Index of Economic Freedom, Compiled by the Heritage Foundation*

Source: Gwartney, James and Robert Lawson. 2005. Economic Freedom of the World, 2005 Annual Report. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute. http://freetheworld.com/2005/2005Dataset.xls