CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

2005** 9.5 15.2 19 23 33.3 23.5

2007/8** 9.2 15.1 1 8.6 22.7 34.4 25

Djibouti

1995 6.4 11.5 16.2 22.7 43.3 37.8

2000 6.1 10.9 15.5 22.1 45.4 40

2005

39.4

Dominican

Republic

1990 4.2 7.9 12.5 19.6 55.7 47.1

1995 4.2 8.3 13.1 20.4 54.1 46.4

2000 3.5 7.5 12.5 20.2 56.3 47.2

2005 4 8 12.9 20.6 54.5 47.7

2007/8 4.4 8.5 13.1 20.2 53.8 47

Ecuador

1990 3.1 8 13.3 21 54.6 47.2

1995 3.1 7.5 12.8 20.7 56 50.6

2000 2.9 6.8 11.3 18.4 60.6 52.4

2005 3.3 7.3 12.1 19.8 57.6 51.3

2007/8 3.4 7.2 11.8 19.2 58.5 51.2

Egypt

1990 8.6 12.4 16.3 21.8 40 .8 32.9

1995 9.3 12.9 16.4 21.3 40.1 36.7

2000 9 12.5 15.8 20.7 42.1 36.4

2005 9 12.6 16.1 20.9 41.5 33.5

El Salvador

1990 2.4 8.5 14.5 22.8 51.8 46.6

1995 3.7 8.2 13.3 20.8 54.1 46.8

2000 2.8 7.5 13.1 21.4 55.2 47.9

2005 3.3 8.1 13.6 21.6 53. 4 45.5

2007/8 4.3 9.2 13.7 20.8 52

Estonia

1990 8.6 13.2 17.4 22.7 38.1 22.5

1995 8 12.9 17.6 23.6 38 36.7

2000 6.6 11.3 16 22.4 43.8 36.1

2005 6.8 11.6 16.2 22.5 43 33.6

2007/8** 7.4 12.3 16.8 22.6 40.9 32

Ethiopia

1990 37.1

1995 7.2 10.9 14.5 19.8 47.7 39.8

2000 9.2 13.2 16.7 21.5 39.4 34.5

2005 9.3 13.2 16.8 21.4 39.4 29.7

Fiji

1990 43.1

1995 43.3

2000 43.4

Finland

1990* 11.1 15.2 18.5 22.6 32.6 21

1995* 10.8 14.8 18 22.1 34.3 21.7

2000 9.6 14.1 17.5 22.1 36.7 24.6

2005** 9.8 14.2 17.9 22.2 35.9 25.7

2007/8** 9.7 14.1 18 22.4 35.8 26

France

1990* 7.3 12.7 17.1 22.7 40.2 27.1

1995* 8 13 17 23 38 28.2

2000* 9 13 17 23 37 27.8