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 |
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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 |
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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)