CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

2007/8 6.7 11.5 15.9 22.6 43.3 37.8

Lebanon

1995 43.7

2000 43.5

2005 43.1

Lesotho

1990 2.7 6 10.7 19.5 61.1 59.1

1995 1.5 4.3 9 18.6 66.6 61.4

2000 2.4 6.1 11.2 20.1 60.2 56.6

2005 3 7.2 12.5 21 56.4 48.7

Liberia

2005 41.1

2007/8 6.4 11.4 15.7 21.6 45 47.2

Lithuania

1990 9.5 14 17.7 22.3 36.5 22.7

1995 7.9 12.6 16.6 22 40.9 33.4

2000 7.9 12.5 17 22.8 39.9 32.8

2005** 6.2 11.8 16.2 22.7 43.1 34.6

2007/8** 7 12.3 16.8 22.7 41.2 34.9

Luxembourg

1990* 9.7 14.2 17.1 22.4 36.6 23.7

1995* 9 13 17 22 38 25.4

2000* 8.9 13.3 17.1 22.9 37.8 26

2005** 9.3 14.2 17.9 22.6 36 27.4

2007/8** 9.1 13.9 17.6 22.6 36.8 28.4

Macedonia

1990

24.5

1995* 5 11.1 18.4 25.8 39.8 33.4

2000 6.7 12 16.9 23.2 41.2 32.3

2005 5.5 10.2 14.8 21.8 47.6 35.9

2007/8 5.2 10 14.5 21.5 48.8 36.8

Madagascar

1990 44.7

1995 5.7 9.9 14.5 21.1 48.8 42.2

2000 5.4 9.1 1 3.7 21.1 50.8 43

2005 6.2 9.6 13.1 17.7 53.5 44.3

Malawi

1990 59.2

1995* 4.9 8.5 12.3 18.3 56.1 56.6

2000 5.6 9.2 13.2 19.3 52.8 45.7

2005 7 10.8 14.9 20.9 46.4 39.3

Malaysia

1990 4.9 8.8 13.5 20.7 52.2 41.1
1995 4.4 8.3 13.1 20.6 53.6 43. 5
2000 5.2 9.3 14.2 21.5 49.9 40.1
2005 6.4 10.8 15.8 22.8 44.4 37.1
Maldives 2005 6.5 10.9 15.6 22.6 44.3

Mali

1990 6.6 10.6 15 21.4 46.4 42.7
1995 4.6 7.8 12.1 19.3 56.1 63.6
2000 6.1 10.2 15 22.1 46.7 43.4
2005 38.9
2007/8 6.5 10.7 15.2 21.6 46 38.8
Mauritania 1990 4.7^9 13.6^ 20.3^ 52.4^ 44.8^