Law and Democracy in Latin America

«Inequality in Latin America

Gini Inequality Country

Distribution of equivalized household income: Gini Coefficients
Countries Early 90s Mid 90s Early 00s Change
Uruguay 40.8 40.9 42.5 1.7
Costa rica 43.9 44 44.6 0.8
Venezuela 41.7 44.5 45.5 3.8
Peru 45.7 46.4 47.7 2
Cominican Republic 50.2 48.1
Jamaica 49.6 51.5 49 -0.6
Argentina 42.6 45.8 50.4 7.7
El Salvador 50.5 49.4 51.8 1.3
Mexico 53.9 52.5 52.7 -1.2
Honduras 55.6 54. 53 -2.6
Nicaragua 54.2 54.1 54.1 -0.1
Ecuador 53 54.3
Panama 54.7 54 54.4 -0.3
Paraguay 57.8 54.9
Colombia 55.9 54.3 55.8 -0.1
Bolivia 54.3 55.8 55.9 1.6
Guatemala 56
Chile 54.7 54.9 56.1 1.4
Brazil 59.5 58.3 57.2 -2.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.2
Average (non-weighted) 50.5 50.7 51.4 0.9
Average (weighted) 51.9 51.2 51.5 -0.4

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