CHILD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: THE WAY FORWARD

Country
Name

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

Gini

Index

1995 3.6 5.9 11.9 22 56.5 55.8

2000 5.2 8.3 13.2 21.3 52 48.9

2005 6.1 9.7 14 20.9 49.3 44.7

Singapore

1990 34.4

1995 33.8

2000 5 9.4 14.6 22 49 37.4

2005 37.9

2007/8 39.7

Slovak
Republic

1990 11.7 15.8 18.8 22.3 31.4 17

1995 9.5 15.2 18.7 22.7 33.9 22.4

2000* 10. 4 14.6 17.8 22.3 35 24.6

2005** 9.1 14.6 18.3 22.5 35.5 24.9

2007/8** 10 14.9 18.2 22.3 34.6 23

Slovenia

1990 9.9 13.9 17.6 22.3 36.3 18.6

1995 9.2 13.3 17.2 22.3 38.1 24.4

2000 8.8 13.3 17.5 22.9 37.5 24.8

2005** 9.9 15 18.5 22.8 33.8 24.5

20 07/8** 10.1 15.2 18.5 22.8 33.4 25.4

South Africa

1990 61.9

1995 3.6 6.1 10.2 18.4 61.8 57.8

2000 3.1 5.6 9.9 18.8 62.7 64.5

2005 67.8

Spain

1990* 7.6 12.7 17.1 22.9 39.7 30.3

1995* 6.5 12.3 16.7 23.3 42.2 35.3

2000* 7.6 12.5 16.7 22. 2 40.9 33.6

2005** 7.2 12.8 17.4 23.6 39 31.6

2007/8** 7.3 12.8 17.8 23.5 38.6 31.3

Sri Lanka

1990 8.7 12.5 16.1 21.2 41.5 33.5

1995 8 11.8 15.7 21.4 43.1 37.1

2000 7.1 10.8 14.8 20.8 46.5 44.5

2005 43.8

Suriname

1995 49.1

2000 3.1 7.5 12.2 19.9 57.4 48.9

2005 48.4

Swaziland

1990 54.9

1995 2.7 5.8 10 17.2 64.3 54

2000 4.2 7.6 11.9 19 57.3 49.7

2005 46.8

Sweden

1990 7.4 12.7 16.7 25 38.2 20.7
1995 9.3 14.5 18.4 23.4 34.5 22.1
2000 9.4 13.8 17. 2 21.9 37.8 25.2
2005 10.1 15.2 18.5 22.7 33.5 23.7
2007/8 10 15.2 18.7 22.7 33.4 23
Switzerland 1990^ 6.2^ 12.1^ 16.6^ 22.9^ 42.2^ 30.9^