CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

1995 2.4 5.7 10.6 18.9 62.5 51.6

2000 2.4 5.8 10.9 19.2 61.7 52.3

2005 2.9 6.5 11.4 19.3 60 49.1

2007/8 3 6.9 11.8 19.6 58.7 47.7

Bulgaria

1990 9.7 14.1 17.9 22.6 35.6 22.4

1995 6.9 13.5 18.1 23.5 38.1 28.9

2000 7.4 12.7 17.2 22.7 40 24.5

2005** 7.6 12.9 17.6 23.2 38.7 27.2

2007/8** 5.9 12.3 17.2 23.3 41.3 33.6

Burkina Faso

1990 46.9

1995 5.3 8.2 12.1 18.5 55.9 42.9

2000 6.3 9.8 13.6 19.3 50.9 51

2005 7 10.6 14.7 20.6 47.1 47

Burundi

1990 7.9 12.1 16.3 22.1 41.6 33.7

1995 6.5 11.2 15.7 21.8 44.8 36.8

2000 6.1 10.7 15.2 21.3 46.7 38.4

2005 8.5 11.7 15.4 21.1 43.4 34.5

2007/8 9 11.9 15.4 21 42.8 33.8

Cambodia

1990 43.2

1995 7.9 11.1 14.6 19.9 46.6 43.5

2000* 6.1 9.9 13 18.8 52.2 44.5

2005 6.7 9.9 13.6 19.5 50.3 42.9

2007/8 6.5 9.7 12.9 18.9 52

Cameroon

1990

51.6

1995 5.7 8.9 12.9 19.3 53.3 53.8

2000 5.6 9.3 13.7 20.5 50.9 44.3

2005 41.8

Canada

1990* 7.7 13.7 19 24.8 34.8 27.5

1995* 7.5 12.9 17.3 23 39.2 28.7

2000 7.2 12.7 17.2 23 39.9 31.5

2005 31.7

2007/8 31.5

Cape Verde

1990

41

1995 46.4

2000 4.5 8.1 12.2 19.1 56.1 51.9

2005

5 1.1

Central

African
Republic

1990* 1.9 4.7 8.9 17.7 66.7

1995 2 4.9 9.6 18.5 65

2000 4 7.7 12.5 20.5 55.2

2005 5.2 9.4 14.3 21.7 49.4

Chad

2000

40.4

2005 6.3 10.4 15 21.8 46.6 40.1

Chile

1990 3.4 6.9 11.4 18.6 59.7 51.9

1995 3.5 6 .9 11.5 18.8 59.4 51.5