CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

1995 4.6 9.1 14.1 21.4 50.7 50.5

2000 3.5 7.6 12.7 20.4 55.8 53.2

2005 3.7 7.5 12.4 20 56.4 50.7

2007/8 3.6 7.8 13 20.8 54.8 49.8

Philippines

1990 6.1 9.6 13.9 20.9 49.6 39.3

1995 5.8 9.3 13.7 20.8 50.5 46.1

2000 5.4 8.8 13.2 20.4 52.3 45.2

2005 5.5 9.1 13.7 21.2 50.5 42.7

2007/8 5.6 9.1 13.7 21.2 50.4 42.6

Poland

1990 9.2 13.8 18 23.2 35.9 24.9

1995 7.7 12.6 16.9 22.5 40.4 31.8

2000 7.9 12.3 16.6 22.4 41 28.8

2005 7.3 11.7 16.2 22.4 42.4 31.3

2007/8** 7.6 12.8 17 22.5 40.1 29.7

Portugal

1990* 7.1 11.8 16.4 22.6 42 31

1995* 6 11 17 22 44 35.6

2000* 7 12 17 22 42 35.3

2005** 6.6 11.3 15.4 21 45.7 37

2007/8** 6.9 11.5 15.4 21.8 44.4 35.9

Romania

1990 9.7 14.7 18.6 23.2 33.7 20.8

1995 8.8 13.5 17.6 22.7 37.4 27.7

2000 8.2 13 17.4 23 38.4 27.2

2005 8.2 12.8 16.8 22.3 39.9 29.8

2007/8 7.9 12.7 16.8 22.3 40.3 33

Russian
Federation

1990 7.8 12.3 16.5 22 41.5 24

1995 4.4 9.1 13.9 20.9 51.8 44.7

2000 6.1 10.7 15.7 22.7 44.8 43.4

2005 6.4 11 15.9 22.7 44.1 45

2007/8 5.6 9.6 13.9 20.7 50.2 46.2

Rwanda

2000 5.4 9 13.2 19.6 52.8 47.7
2005 42.3
20 07/8 44.1
São Tomé 2000 5.2 8.7 12.1 17.6 56.5

Senegal

1990 3.5 7 11.6 19.3 58.6 62.5

1995 6.5 10.4 14.4 20.4 48.4 41

2000 6.5 10.3 14.4 20.5 48.3 39.2

2005 6.2 10.6 15.3 22 45.9 36.7

Serbia

1990
32.9
1995 9 13.8 17.9 22.9 36. 5 29.4
2000 8.4 12.6 16.4 21.5 41.2 35.7
2005
36.1
2007/8 9.1 13.6 17.4 22.5 37.5 35.1
Seychelles 2007/8^ 3.7^ 5.7^ 8.4^ 12.4^ 69.8^
Sierra Leone 1990 1.1^ 2.2^ 9.8^ 23.1^ 63.8^ 62.7^