CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

2000 3.5 7 11.4 18.5 59.6 51.6

2005 4 7.6 12 19 57.4 49.1

2007/8 4.1 7.7 12.2 19.3 56.8 48.4

China

1990* 6.5 11.2 15.9 26.4 40 31.8

1995* 6.5 10.5 14.7 21.3 47.1 36.1

2000* 4.7 9 14.2 22.1 50 38.3

2005 5.7 9.8 14.7 22 47 .8 44

Colombia

1990 3.4 7.7 12.9 20.9 55.2 47.7
1995 3.1 6.8 11 17.9 61.2 52.8
2000 2.6 6.5 11.2 18.9 60.8 50.8
2005 51.3
2007/8 2.3 6 11 19.1 61.6 51.8
Congo,
Democratic

Rep.

2005

43

2007/8 5.5 9.2 13.8 20.9 50.6 42.2

Congo,
Republic of

2005 5 8.4 13 20.5 53.1 42.1

2007/8 45.2

Costa Rica

1990 4 9 14.6 22.6 49.9 41.8

1995 3.9 8.7 14.2 22.2 51 42.2

2000 4.1 8.8 14.1 21.8 51.2 43.9

2005 4.2 8.6 13.9 21.7 51.8 44.6

2007/8 4.4 8.5 12.7 19.7 54.6 45.9

Cote d’Ivoire

1990 6.8 11.1 15.8 22.3 43.9 39.8

1995 7.1 11.2 15.6 21.9 44.3 38.3

2000 5.4 9.2 13.4 19.9 52.1 45.7

2005 46.4

Croatia

1990 10.5 14.8 18.5 22.9 33.4 23.7

1995 31.7

2000 8.3 12.7 16.9 22.5 39.8 31.1

2005 8.8 13.3 17.3 22.7 37. 9 28.4

2007/8 29

Cyprus

1990 22.6

1995 24.1

2000 27

2005 28.8

2007/8 28.8

Czech
Republic

1990 11.3 14.8 18.1 22.2 33.6 20.6

1995 10.3 14.2 17.4 21.6 36.6 24.5

2000* 10.5 14.4 18 22.8 34 .3 25.5

2005** 9.8 14.4 17.5 22.3 36 25.4

2007/8** 10.1 14.5 17.7 22.1 35.6 25.3

Denmark

1990* 9.4 14.7 18.1 22.6 35.1 25.9

1995 8.3 14.7 18.2 22.9 35.8 21.8

2000** 9.6 15 18.6 22.4 34.4 22.5