Household income or consumption by percentage share (2006) | Household income or consumption by percentage share (2007) | ||
Albania | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2004) |
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Argentina | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 35% (June 2006) |
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Azerbaijan | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 27.8% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2001) |
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Bahamas, The | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: 27% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: 27% (2000) |
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Bangladesh | lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 28.6% (1995-96 est.) |
lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 27.9% (2000 est.) |
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Belarus | lowest 10%: 5.1%
highest 10%: 20% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 23.5% (2002) |
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Belgium | lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 23% (1996) |
lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.1% (2000) |
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Benin | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2003) |
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Bolivia | lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 32% (1999) |
lowest 10%: 0.3%
highest 10%: 47.2% (2002) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2001) |
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Brazil | lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 31.27% (2002) |
lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 44.8% (2004) |
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Bulgaria | lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 23.7% (2001) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2005) |
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Burkina Faso | lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 46.8% (1994) |
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.2% (2003) |
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Burundi | lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 32.9% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 32.8% (1998) |
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Cambodia | lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 33.8% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 34.8% (2004) |
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Cameroon | lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.6% (1996) |
lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 35.4% (2001) |
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Canada | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 23.8% (1994) |
lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000) |
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Chile | lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 47% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 45% (2003) |
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China | lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.4% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 34.9% (2004) |
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Costa Rica | lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 36.8% (2002) |
lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 37.4% (2003) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 28.8% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 34% (2002) |
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Dominican Republic | lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 37.9% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2004) |
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East Timor | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Egypt | lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 25% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000) |
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El Salvador | lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 39.3% (2001) |
lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2002) |
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Estonia | lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2003) |
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Ethiopia | lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 33.7% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 25.5% (2000) |
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European Union | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.5% (1995 est.) |
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.1% (2001 est.) |
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Finland | lowest 10%: 4.2%
highest 10%: 21.6% (1991) |
lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22.6% (2000) |
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France | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.1% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2004) |
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French Guiana | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Gambia, The | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (1998) |
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Georgia | lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 27.9% (1996) |
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2003) |
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Germany | lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 25.1% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 22.1% (2000) |
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Greece | lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 28.3% (1998 est.) |
lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 26% (2000 est.) |
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Guadeloupe | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Guatemala | lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 46% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 43.4% (2002) |
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Guinea | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 32% (1994) |
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 41% (2006) |
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Guyana | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (1999) |
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Haiti | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2001) |
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Honduras | lowest 10%: 0.6%
highest 10%: 42.7% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 42.2% (2003) |
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Hungary | lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2002) |
lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2002) |
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India | lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 33.5% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 31.1% (2004) |
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Iran | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (1998) |
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Ireland | lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 27.3% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 27.2% (2000) |
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Israel | lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 28.3% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 28.3% (2005) |
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Italy | lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 26.8% (2000) |
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Jamaica | lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 35.8% (2004) |
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Jordan | lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 29.8% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 30.6% (2003) |
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Kyrgyzstan | lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23.3% (2001) |
lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2003) |
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Laos | lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 30.6% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2002) |
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Latvia | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 26.1% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.1% (2003) |
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Lesotho | lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 43.4% |
lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 43.4% (2002 est.) |
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Lithuania | lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 24.9% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.7% (2003) |
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Luxembourg | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2000) |
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Macedonia | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2003) |
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Madagascar | lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 29% (1999) |
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.6% (2001) |
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Malawi | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2004) |
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Mali | lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1994) |
lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2001) |
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Martinique | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Mauritania | lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000) |
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Mexico | lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 35.6% (2002) |
lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 39.4% (2004) |
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Moldova | lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 30.7% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 26.4% (2003) |
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Mongolia | lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 37% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 24.6% (2002) |
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Morocco | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 30.9% (1998-99) |
lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 30.9% (1999) |
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Mozambique | lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 31.7% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 39.4% (2002) |
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Namibia | lowest 10%: NA% 0.5%
highest 10%: NA% 64.5% |
lowest 10%: 0.5%
highest 10%: 64.5% (2003) |
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Nepal | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 39.1% (2003-2004) |
lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 40.6% (2004) |
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Nicaragua | lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 45% (2001) |
lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 33.8% (2001) |
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Nigeria | lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 40.8% (1996-97) |
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 33.2% (2003) |
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Norway | lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 21.8% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23.4% (2000) |
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Pakistan | lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 27.6% (FY96/97) |
lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 26.3% (2002) |
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Panama | lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 35.7% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 43% (2003) |
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Paraguay | lowest 10%: 0.5%
highest 10%: 43.8% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 46.1% (2003) |
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Peru | lowest 10%: 0.8%
highest 10%: 37.2% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 40.9% (2003) |
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Philippines | lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.9% (2003) |
lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 34.2% (2003) |
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Poland | lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 26.7% (2002) |
lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 27% (2002) |
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Reunion | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Romania | lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2003) |
lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 24.4% (2003) |
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Russia | lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 38.7% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.6% (2002) |
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Rwanda | lowest 10%: 4.2%
highest 10%: 24.2% (1985) |
lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 38.2% (2000) |
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Senegal | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 33.5% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.4% (2001) |
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Singapore | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (1998) |
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Slovakia | lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 20.9% (1992) |
lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 20.9% (1996) |
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South Africa | lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 45.9% (1994) |
lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 44.7% (2000) |
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Spain | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.2% (1990) |
lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2000) |
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Sri Lanka | lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 28% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 39.7% (FY03/04) |
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Swaziland | lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 50.2% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 40.7% (2001) |
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Sweden | lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 20.1% (1992) |
lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2000) |
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Switzerland | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 25.2% (1992) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25.9% (2000) |
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Tajikistan | lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 25.2% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 25.6% (2003) |
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Tanzania | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 30.1% (1993) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 26.9% (2000) |
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Thailand | lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.4% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.4% (2002) |
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Timor-Leste | - | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Tunisia | lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.8% (1995) |
lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2000) |
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Turkey | lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 30.7% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 34.1% (2003) |
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Uganda | lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 21% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 37.7% (2002) |
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Ukraine | lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2005) |
lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 25.7% (2006) |
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United States | lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 30.5% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 29.9% (2000) |
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Uruguay | lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 25.8% (1997) |
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 34% (2003) |
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Uzbekistan | lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 22% (2000) |
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003) |
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Venezuela | lowest 10%: 0.8%
highest 10%: 36.5% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 35.2% (2003) |
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Vietnam | lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 29.9% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 28.9% (2004) |
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World | lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 29.4% (2000 est.) |
lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2002 est.) |
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Zambia | lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 41% (1998) |
lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2004) |