Top Quintile of Nations

lowest 10% share

lowest 20% share

Norway

3.9

9.6

Switzerland

2.6

6.9

United States

1.9

5.4

Denmark

2.6

8.3

Japan

4.8

10.6

Sweden

3.6

9.1

Ireland

2.8

7.1

United Kingdom

2.1

6.1

Finland

4.0

9.6

Austria

3.1

8.1

Netherlands

2.5

7.6

Belgium

2.9

8.3

Germany

3.2

8.5

France

2.8

7.2

Canada

2.5

7.0

Australia

2.0

5.9

Hong Kong, China

2.0

5.3

Singapore

1.9

5.0

Kuwait

2.9

7.9

 

 

 

Avg (total / 20)

2.8%

7.5%


 

 

 

2nd Quintile of Nations

Spain

2.8

7.5

New Zealand

2.2

6.4

Israel

2.4

6.9

Greece

2.9

7.1

Slovenia

3.6

9.1

Portugal

2.0

5.8

Czech Rep

4.3

10.3

Trinidad & Tobago

2.1

5.5

Hungary

4.0

9.5

Estonia

1.9

6.1

Croatia

3.4

8.3

Mexico

1.0

3.1

Slovak Rep

3.1

8.8

Poland

3.1

7.6

Lithuania

3.2

7.9

Latvia

2.8

7.3

Chile

1.2

3.3

Malaysia

1.7

4.4

Costa Rica

1.4

4.2

Botswana

0.7

2.2

 

 

 

Avg (total /20)

2.5%

6.6%


 

 

 

Middle Quintile of Nations

Panama

0.7

2.4

Venezuela

0.6

3.0

Uruguay

1.8

4.8

Turkey

2.3

6.1

South Africa

1.4

3.5

Argentina

1.0

3.1

Russian Federation

3.3

8.2

Jamaica

2.7

6.7

Brazil

0.7

2.4

Romania

3.2

7.9

Bulgaria

2.4

6.7

Tunisia

2.3

6.0

Thailand

2.5

6.1

Macedonia

3.3

8.4

Namibia

0.5

1.4

Peru

0.7

2.9

Iran

2.0

5.1

El Salvador

0.9

2.9

Algeria

2.8

7.0

Ecuador

0.9

3.3

Jordan

3.3

7.6

 

 

 

Average (total/21)

1.9%

5.0%


 

 

 

4th Quintile of Nations

Guatemala

0.9

2.6

Albania

3.8

9.1

Dominican Republic

2.1

5.1

Colombia

0.8

2.7

Morocco

2.6

6.5

China

1.8

4.7

Ukraine

3.7

8.8

Egypt

3.7

8.6

Philippines

2.2

5.4

Paraguay

0.6

2.2

Indonesia

3.6

8.4

Georgia

2.3

6.4

Honduras

0.9

2.7

Sri Lanka

3.4

8.3

Bolivia

1.3

4.0

Nicaragua

2.2

5.6

Cameroon

2.3

5.6

Cote d’Ivoire

2.0

5.2

Senegal

2.6

6.4

Zimbabwe

1.8

4.6

India

3.9

8.9

 

 

 

Average (total/21)

2.3%

5.8%


 

 

 

Bottom Quintile of Nations

Pakistan

3.7

8.8

Papua New Guinea

1.7

4.5

Vietnam

3.2

7.5

Kenya

2.5

6.0

Bangladesh

3.9

9.0

Nigeria

1.6

4.4

Zambia

1.0

3.3

Ghana

2.1

5.6

Mali

1.8

4.6

Tanzania

2.8

6.8

Central African Republic

0.7

2.0

Madagascar

1.9

4.9

Mozambique

2.5

6.5

Uganda

2.3

5.9

Nepal

3.2

7.6

Sierra Leone

0.5

1.1

Rwanda

4.2

9.7

Niger

0.8

2.6

Malawi

1.9

4.9

Guinea-Bissau

2.1

5.2

Burundi

1.7

5.1

 

 

 

Average (total/21)

2.2%

5.5%

 

World Avg. (total/103)

2.3%

6.1%

Sources:  The World Bank Group. 2006.  http://devdata.worldbank.org/data-query/ and World Development Indicators.  2005.  http://devdata.worldbank.org/wdi2005/Table2_7.htm   (2004 data)