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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 57.6 | 1989 | |
| 2 | Namibia | 56.1 | 2003 | |
| 3 | Lesotho | 44.2 | 2002 | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 42.3 | 2002 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 32.7 | 1993 | |
| 6 | Haiti | 26.6 | 2001 | |
| 7 | Paraguay | 25.7 | 2003 | |
| 8 | Colombia | 25.3 | 2008 | |
| 9 | Panama | 23.9 | 2003 | |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.8 | 2007 | |
| 11 | El Salvador | 20.9 | 2002 | |
| 12 | Niger | 20.7 | 1995 | |
| 13 | Botswana | 20.4 | 2014 | |
| 14 | Guatemala | 20.3 | 2002 | |
| 15 | South Africa | 17.9 | 2000 | |
| 16 | Argentina | 17.8 | 2007 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 17.3 | 2006 | |
| 18 | Honduras | 17.2 | 2003 | |
| 19 | Venezuela | 16 | 2003 | |
| 20 | Chile | 15.7 | 2003 | |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 15.6 | 2003 | |
| 22 | Peru | 15.2 | 2003 | |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 14.3 | 2005 | |
| 24 | Swaziland | 13 | 2001 | |
| 25 | Mexico | 12.8 | 2004 | |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 12.6 | 1996 | |
| 27 | Malaysia | 12.4 | 2003 | |
| 28 | China | 12.2 | 2004 | |
| 29 | The Gambia | 11.2 | 1998 | |
| 30 | Madagascar | 11 | 2001 | |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.3 | 1991 | |
| 32 | Uruguay | 10.2 | 2003 | |
| =33 | Mozambique | 9.9 | 2002 | |
| =33 | Rwanda | 9.9 | 2000 | |
| 35 | Jamaica | 9.8 | 2004 | |
| =36 | Hong Kong | 9.7 | 2014 | |
| =36 | Nigeria | 9.7 | 2003 | |
| =36 | Singapore | 9.7 | 1998 | |
| =36 | Iran | 9.7 | 1998 | |
| 40 | Burundi | 9.5 | 1998 | |
| 41 | Philippines | 9.3 | 2003 | |
| 42 | Uganda | 9.2 | 2002 | |
| =43 | Nepal | 9.1 | 2004 | |
| =43 | Cameroon | 9.1 | 2001 | |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 8.8 | 2001 | |
| =46 | United States | 8.4 | 2007 | |
| =46 | Ghana | 8.4 | 1999 | |
| 48 | Georgia | 8.3 | 2003 | |
| 49 | Kenya | 8.2 | 2000 | |
| 50 | Portugal | 8 | 1995 | |
| =51 | Israel | 7.9 | 2005 | |
| =51 | Tunisia | 7.9 | 2000 | |
| =53 | Thailand | 7.7 | 2002 | |
| =53 | Turkmenistan | 7.7 | 1998 | |
| =55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.6 | 2014 | |
| =55 | Russia | 7.6 | 2002 | |
| =55 | Mali | 7.6 | 2001 | |
| 58 | Republic of Macedonia | 7.5 | 2003 | |
| =59 | Senegal | 7.4 | 2001 | |
| =59 | Mauritania | 7.4 | 2000 | |
| 61 | Cambodia | 7.3 | 2004 | |
| =62 | Morocco | 7.2 | 1999 | |
| =62 | United Kingdom | 7.2 | 1999 | |
| 64 | Australia | 7 | 1994 | |
| =65 | Sri Lanka | 6.9 | 2014 | |
| =65 | Burkina Faso | 6.9 | 2003 | |
| =65 | Jordan | 6.9 | 2003 | |
| =68 | New Zealand | 6.8 | 2014 | |
| =68 | Latvia | 6.8 | 2003 | |
| 70 | Malawi | 6.7 | 2004 | |
| 71 | Guinea | 6.6 | 2006 | |
| 72 | Italy | 6.5 | 2000 | |
| 73 | Estonia | 6.4 | 2003 | |
| 74 | Lithuania | 6.3 | 2003 | |
| =75 | Uzbekistan | 6.2 | 2003 | |
| =75 | Greece | 6.2 | 2000 | |
| 77 | Algeria | 6.1 | 1995 | |
| =78 | Benin | 6 | 2003 | |
| =78 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2001 | |
| =78 | Spain | 6 | 2000 | |
| 81 | Tanzania | 5.8 | 2000 | |
| =82 | Kazakhstan | 5.6 | 2004 | |
| =82 | France | 5.6 | 2004 | |
| =82 | India | 5.6 | 2004 | |
| =82 | Yemen | 5.6 | 2003 | |
| =82 | Poland | 5.6 | 2002 | |
| =82 | Ireland | 5.6 | 2000 | |
| =88 | Switzerland | 5.5 | 2000 | |
| =88 | Canada | 5.5 | 2000 | |
| =90 | Mongolia | 5.4 | 2002 | |
| =90 | Laos | 5.4 | 2002 | |
| 92 | Moldova | 5.3 | 2003 | |
| =93 | Tajikistan | 5.2 | 2003 | |
| =93 | Indonesia | 5.2 | 2002 | |
| =95 | Egypt | 5.1 | 2000 | |
| =95 | Netherlands | 5.1 | 1999 | |
| 97 | Armenia | 5 | 2004 | |
| =98 | Vietnam | 4.9 | 2004 | |
| =98 | Romania | 4.9 | 2003 | |
| =98 | Belgium | 4.9 | 2000 | |
| =98 | Bangladesh | 4.9 | 2000 | |
| =102 | Albania | 4.8 | 2004 | |
| =102 | Croatia | 4.8 | 2003 | |
| 104 | South Korea | 4.7 | 2005 | |
| 105 | Turkey | 4.6 | 2003 | |
| 106 | Belarus | 4.5 | 2002 | |
| =107 | Bulgaria | 4.4 | 2005 | |
| =107 | Austria | 4.4 | 2004 | |
| =107 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4 | 2003 | |
| =110 | Pakistan | 4.3 | 2002 | |
| =110 | Ethiopia | 4.3 | 2000 | |
| =110 | Denmark | 4.3 | 2000 | |
| =110 | Germany | 4.3 | 2000 | |
| 114 | Ukraine | 4.1 | 2006 | |
| =115 | Sweden | 4 | 2000 | |
| =115 | Slovakia | 4 | 1996 | |
| =117 | Norway | 3.9 | 2000 | |
| =117 | Slovenia | 3.9 | 1998 | |
| =119 | Hungary | 3.8 | 2002 | |
| =119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8 | 2001 | |
| =119 | Finland | 3.8 | 2000 | |
| 122 | Czech Republic | 3.5 | 1996 | |
| 123 | Japan | 3.4 | 1993 |
