CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

1995 5.9 10.3 14.8 21.2 47.9 38.7

2000 6.2 10.5 15.4 22.3 45.7 36.6

Mauritius

1990 35.8

1995 40.3

2000 40.2

2005 39.9

2007/8 39 .4

Mexico

1990 3.7 7.6 12.2 19.6 56.9 47.2
1995 4.1 8 12.8 20.2 54.9 48.4
2000 3.9 7.8 12.4 19.6 56.4 49.1
2005 4.6 8.9 13.6 20.8 52.2 46
2007/8 4.2 8.3 12.8 19.8 54.9 46.9
Micronesia 2000 1.6 5.1 10.2 19 64

Moldova

1990 8.4 13.2 17.6 23 37.8 24.5

1995 6.6 11.6 16.4 22.8 42.7 37

2000 6.9 11.4 15.9 22 43.8 42.2

2005 7.1 11.5 15.8 22 43.6 38.3

2007/8 6.7 11.1 15.6 22 44.6 37.3

Mongolia

1995 7.3 12 16.9 23.4 40.4 34.1

2000 7.6 12.6 17.3 23.3 39.2 35.8

2005 7.2 12.2 17.1 23.4 40.2 33.8

2007/8 7.1 11.5 16.1 22.6 42.7

Montenegro

1995* 9 13.8 17.9 22.9 36.5

2000* 8.4 12.6 16.4 21.5 41.2

2007/8 6.5 11.4 16.1 22.2 43.7

Morocco

1990

6.6

10.5

15

21.5

46.4

37.3

1995 6.5 10.5 15.1 21.6 46.3 39.9

2000 6.4 10.4 1 4.9 21.6 46.8 40.3

2005 41

2007/8 6.5 10.5 14.5 20.6 47.9 41.3

Mozambique

1995 5.7 9.6 13.8 20.1 50.8 39.4

2000 5.6 9.4 13.5 19.6 52 42.2

2005 5.4 9.2 13.1 19 53.3 40.7

Namibia

1990 70.8

1995 1.5 2.8 5.5 12 78.3 67

2000 65.4

2005 67.7

Nepal

1990
34.1
1995 7.6 11.1 15 20.6 45.7 39.2
2000 6.8 10 13.7 19.5 50 45.5
2005 6.1 8.9 12.5 18.4 54.2 48.5
Netherlands 1990*^ 7.9^ 13.6^ 18.1^ 23.6^ 36.8^ 26.2^