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Field Listing :: Household income or consumption by percentage share |
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Data on household income or consumption come from household surveys, the results adjusted for household size. Nations use different standards and procedures in collecting and adjusting the data. Surveys based on income will normally show a more unequal distribution than surveys based on consumption. The quality of surveys is improving with time, yet caution is still necessary in making inter-country comparisons. |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share(%)
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Albania
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lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 29% (2008)
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Algeria
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)
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Andorra
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Angola
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lowest 10%: 0.6%
highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)
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Anguilla
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Argentina
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lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 32.3% (2010 est.)
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Armenia
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lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2008)
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Aruba
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Australia
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
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Austria
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lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22% (2011)
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Azerbaijan
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lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 27.4% (2008)
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Bahrain
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Bangladesh
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lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 27% (2010 est.)
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Barbados
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Belarus
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lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 21.9% (2008)
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Belgium
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lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.4% (2006)
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Belize
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Benin
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lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29% (2003)
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Bermuda
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Bhutan
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lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 37.6% (2003)
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Bolivia
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lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 45.4% (2007)
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Botswana
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Brazil
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lowest 10%: 0.8%
highest 10%: 42.9% (2009 est.)
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Brunei
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Bulgaria
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 35.2% (2007)
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Burkina Faso
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lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 32.2% (2009 est.)
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Burma
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)
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Burundi
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lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 28% (2006)
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Cabo Verde
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 40.6% (2000)
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Cambodia
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lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 37.3% (2007)
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Cameroon
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lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 35.4% (2001)
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Canada
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
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Chad
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 30.8% (2003)
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Chile
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lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 42.8% (2009 est.)
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China
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lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 15%
note: data are for urban households only (2008)
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Colombia
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lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 44.4% (2010 est.)
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Comoros
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lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 55.2% (2004)
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Costa Rica
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lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 39.5% (2009 est.)
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Croatia
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.5% (2008 est.)
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Cuba
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Cyprus
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Denmark
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 28.7% (2007)
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Djibouti
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lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.9% (2002)
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Dominica
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Ecuador
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lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 38.3%
note: data for urban households only (2010 est.)
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Egypt
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lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2005)
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El Salvador
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lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 37% (2009 est.)
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Eritrea
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Estonia
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.7% (2004)
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Ethiopia
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lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 25.6% (2005)
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Fiji
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 34.9% (2009 est.)
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Finland
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lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 24.7% (2007)
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France
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lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2004)
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Gabon
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lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 32.7% (2005)
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Georgia
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 31.3% (2008)
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Germany
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lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 24% (2000)
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Ghana
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 32.8% (2006)
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Greece
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lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 26% (2000 est.)
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Grenada
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Guam
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Guatemala
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lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2006)
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Guernsey
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Guinea
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2007)
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Guyana
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lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 33.8% (1999)
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Haiti
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lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 47.7% (2001)
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Honduras
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lowest 10%: 0.4%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2009 est.)
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Hungary
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lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 22.6% (2009)
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Iceland
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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India
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lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 31.1% (2005)
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Indonesia
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 29.9% (2009)
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Iran
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2005)
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Iraq
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lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 25.7% (2007 est.)
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Ireland
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lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 27.2% (2000)
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Israel
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lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2008)
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Italy
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lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 26.8% (2000)
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Jamaica
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lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 35.8% (2004)
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Japan
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 27.5% (2008)
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Jersey
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Jordan
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lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.7% (2010 est.)
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Kazakhstan
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lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23.7% (2011 est.)
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Kenya
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lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 37.8% (2005)
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Kiribati
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Kuwait
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Kyrgyzstan
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 27.8% (2009 est.)
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Laos
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2008)
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Latvia
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2008)
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Lebanon
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Lesotho
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lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 39.4% (2003)
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Liberia
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lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.1% (2007)
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Libya
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Lithuania
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 29.1% (2008)
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Luxembourg
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lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)
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Macau
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Macedonia
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lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 34.5% (2009 est.)
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Madagascar
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lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2010 est.)
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Malawi
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lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 31.9% (2004)
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Malaysia
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lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2009 est.)
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Maldives
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lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 33.3% (FY09/10)
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Mali
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lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 25.8% (2010 est.)
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Malta
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Mauritania
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lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
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Mexico
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lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 41.4% (2008)
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Moldova
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 26% (2010 est.)
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Monaco
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Mongolia
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lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 28.4% (2008)
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Morocco
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.2% (2007)
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Mozambique
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.7% (2008)
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Namibia
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lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 42% (2010)
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Nauru
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Nepal
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lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2011)
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Nicaragua
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lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 41.8% (2005)
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Niger
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lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2007)
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Nigeria
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lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 38.2% (2010 est.)
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Niue
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Norway
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lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 21% (2008)
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Oman
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Pakistan
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lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 39.3% (FY07/08)
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Palau
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Panama
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lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 est.)
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Paraguay
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lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2010 est.)
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Peru
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lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 36.1% (2010 est.)
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Philippines
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 33.6% (2009 est.)
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Poland
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.1% (2009 est.)
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Portugal
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lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)
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Qatar
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lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 35.9% (2007)
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Romania
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lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 19.8% (2011 est.)
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Russia
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lowest 10%: 5.7%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2011 est.)
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Rwanda
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lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 43.2% (2011 est.)
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Samoa
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Senegal
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lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 30.1% (2005)
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Seychelles
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lowest 10%: 4.7%
highest 10%: 15.4% (2007)
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Singapore
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lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 23.2% (2008)
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Slovakia
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lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 22.4% (2009 est.)
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Slovenia
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lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 19.8% (2011)
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Somalia
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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South Africa
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lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 51.7% (2009 est.)
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Spain
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2000)
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Sri Lanka
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lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 39.5% (2009)
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Sudan
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 26.7% (2009 est.)
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Suriname
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Swaziland
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lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 est.)
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Sweden
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lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2000)
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Syria
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Taiwan
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lowest 10%: 6.4%
highest 10%: 40.3% (2010)
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Tajikistan
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lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2009 est.)
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Tanzania
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2007)
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Thailand
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2009 est.)
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Togo
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.1% (2006)
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Tonga
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Tunisia
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lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2000)
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Turkey
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lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2008)
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Tuvalu
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Uganda
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lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 est.)
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Ukraine
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lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 22.5% (2011 est.)
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Uruguay
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 34.4% (2010 est.)
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Uzbekistan
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
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Vanuatu
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Venezuela
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lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 32.7% (2006)
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Vietnam
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lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2008)
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West Bank
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lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 28.2% (2009 est.)
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World
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 28.2% (2007 est.)
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Yemen
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lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 30.8% (2005)
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Zambia
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lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)
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Zimbabwe
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)
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