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DEFINITION: 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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1 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 57.6 1989
2 NamibiaNamibia 56.1 2003
3 LesothoLesotho 44.2 2002
4 BoliviaBolivia 42.3 2002
5 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 32.7 1993
6 HaitiHaiti 26.6 2001
7 ParaguayParaguay 25.7 2003
8 ColombiaColombia 25.3 2008
9 PanamaPanama 23.9 2003
10 BrazilBrazil 21.8 2007
11 El SalvadorEl Salvador 20.9 2002
12 NigerNiger 20.7 1995
13 BotswanaBotswana 20.4 2014
14 GuatemalaGuatemala 20.3 2002
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 17.9 2000
16 ArgentinaArgentina 17.8 2007
17 EcuadorEcuador 17.3 2006
18 HondurasHonduras 17.2 2003
19 VenezuelaVenezuela 16 2003
20 ChileChile 15.7 2003
21 Costa RicaCosta Rica 15.6 2003
22 PeruPeru 15.2 2003
23 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.3 2005
24 SwazilandSwaziland 13 2001
25 MexicoMexico 12.8 2004
26 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 12.6 1996
27 MalaysiaMalaysia 12.4 2003
28 ChinaChina 12.2 2004
29 The GambiaThe Gambia 11.2 1998
30 MadagascarMadagascar 11 2001
31 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 10.3 1991
32 UruguayUruguay 10.2 2003
=33 MozambiqueMozambique 9.9 2002
=33 RwandaRwanda 9.9 2000
35 JamaicaJamaica 9.8 2004
=36 Hong KongHong Kong 9.7 2014
=36 NigeriaNigeria 9.7 2003
=36 SingaporeSingapore 9.7 1998
=36 IranIran 9.7 1998
40 BurundiBurundi 9.5 1998
41 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.3 2003
42 UgandaUganda 9.2 2002
=43 NepalNepal 9.1 2004
=43 CameroonCameroon 9.1 2001
45 NicaraguaNicaragua 8.8 2001
=46 United StatesUnited States 8.4 2007
=46 GhanaGhana 8.4 1999
48 GeorgiaGeorgia 8.3 2003
49 KenyaKenya 8.2 2000
50 PortugalPortugal 8 1995
=51 IsraelIsrael 7.9 2005
=51 TunisiaTunisia 7.9 2000
=53 ThailandThailand 7.7 2002
=53 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 7.7 1998
=55 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7.6 2014
=55 RussiaRussia 7.6 2002
=55 MaliMali 7.6 2001
58 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 7.5 2003
=59 SenegalSenegal 7.4 2001
=59 MauritaniaMauritania 7.4 2000
61 CambodiaCambodia 7.3 2004
=62 MoroccoMorocco 7.2 1999
=62 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 7.2 1999
64 AustraliaAustralia 7 1994
=65 Sri LankaSri Lanka 6.9 2014
=65 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 6.9 2003
=65 JordanJordan 6.9 2003
=68 New ZealandNew Zealand 6.8 2014
=68 LatviaLatvia 6.8 2003
70 MalawiMalawi 6.7 2004
71 GuineaGuinea 6.6 2006
72 ItalyItaly 6.5 2000
73 EstoniaEstonia 6.4 2003
74 LithuaniaLithuania 6.3 2003
=75 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6.2 2003
=75 GreeceGreece 6.2 2000
77 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.1 1995
=78 BeninBenin 6 2003
=78 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6 2001
=78 SpainSpain 6 2000
81 TanzaniaTanzania 5.8 2000
=82 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.6 2004
=82 FranceFrance 5.6 2004
=82 IndiaIndia 5.6 2004
=82 YemenYemen 5.6 2003
=82 PolandPoland 5.6 2002
=82 IrelandIreland 5.6 2000
=88 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.5 2000
=88 CanadaCanada 5.5 2000
=90 MongoliaMongolia 5.4 2002
=90 LaosLaos 5.4 2002
92 MoldovaMoldova 5.3 2003
=93 TajikistanTajikistan 5.2 2003
=93 IndonesiaIndonesia 5.2 2002
=95 EgyptEgypt 5.1 2000
=95 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.1 1999
97 ArmeniaArmenia 5 2004
=98 VietnamVietnam 4.9 2004
=98 RomaniaRomania 4.9 2003
=98 BelgiumBelgium 4.9 2000
=98 BangladeshBangladesh 4.9 2000
=102 AlbaniaAlbania 4.8 2004
=102 CroatiaCroatia 4.8 2003
104 South KoreaSouth Korea 4.7 2005
105 TurkeyTurkey 4.6 2003
106 BelarusBelarus 4.5 2002
=107 BulgariaBulgaria 4.4 2005
=107 AustriaAustria 4.4 2004
=107 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4.4 2003
=110 PakistanPakistan 4.3 2002
=110 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.3 2000
=110 DenmarkDenmark 4.3 2000
=110 GermanyGermany 4.3 2000
114 UkraineUkraine 4.1 2006
=115 SwedenSweden 4 2000
=115 SlovakiaSlovakia 4 1996
=117 NorwayNorway 3.9 2000
=117 SloveniaSlovenia 3.9 1998
=119 HungaryHungary 3.8 2002
=119 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.8 2001
=119 FinlandFinland 3.8 2000
122 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.5 1996
123 JapanJapan 3.4 1993

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