THE NOURISHING EFFECT

TABLE 2
MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty
CONTINUED: EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
below national
rural poverty
line (% of
People living in poverty
Distribution of income by population quintiles
share of
lowest pop.
quintile in
national
consumption
(%)
below national
below national
urban poverty below $2 PPP † below $1.25
poverty line (% of rural population)
line (% of urban per day PPP † per day share held by share held by share held by share held by share held by
total population)
population) (%) (%) lowest 20% second 20% third 20% fourth 20% highest 20%
2009-2013 2009-2013 2009-2013 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012 2009-2012 2008-2012
Belarus 5.5 9.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 9.4 14.0 17.9 22.8 35.9 9.4
Bosnia & Herzegovina 17.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bulgaria 21.0 .. .. 3.9 1.9 6.4 12.7 17.1 22.7 41.1 6.4
Georgia 14.8 18.8 10.5 31.3 14.1 5.3 10.2 15.2 22.2 47.1 5.3
Kazakhstan 2.9 4.9 1.3 0.8 0.1 9.5 13.4 16.9 22.1 38.3 9.5
Kosovo 29.7 31.5 26.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kyrgyz Republic 37.0 41.4 28.5 21.1 5.1 7.7 12.3 16.4 22.3 41.4 ..
Latvia 19.4 .. .. 2.0 1.1 6.2 12.1 16.5 22.2 42.9 6.2
Lithuania 20.6 .. .. 1.2 0.8 7.0 12.8 17.2 23.0 40.0 7.0
Macedonia, FYR 27.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Moldova 12.7 18.8 8.2 2.8 0.2 8.5 12.9 16.9 22.4 39.3 ..
Montenegro 11.3 18.1 8.1 0.7 0.2 8.3 13.2 17.1 22.4 39.1 8.3
Romania 22.4 .. .. 1.6 .. 8.9 13.8 17.9 23.2 36.3 8.9
Russian Federation 10.8 .. .. 0.3 0.0 6.5 10.6 14.8 21.2 47.0 6.5
Serbia 24.6 .. .. 0.5 0.1 8.4 13.3 17.4 22.8 38.2 8.4
Tajikistan 47.2 49.2 41.8 27.4 6.5 8.4 12.9 17.2 22.9 39.3 8.4
Turkey 2.3 5.9 0.6 2.6 0.1 5.8 10.6 15.2 21.9 46.5 5.8
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ukraine 8.4 .. .. 0.0 0.1 10.2 14.3 17.9 22.4 35.2 10.2
United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 5.8 11.4 16.2 22.6 44.1 5.8
Uzbekistan 16.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN .. .. .. 9.3 4.6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Belize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bolivia 45.0 61.3 36.8 12.7 8.0 3.3 9.0 14.6 22.7 50.5 3.3
Brazil 8.9 .. .. 6.8 3.8 3.4 7.7 12.4 19.3 57.2 3.4
Chile 14.4 27.9 12.4 1.9 0.8 4.5 8.2 11.9 18.4 57.0 4.5
Colombia 30.6 42.8 26.9 12.0 5.6 3.3 7.3 11.9 19.7 57.9 3.3
Costa Rica 22.4 30.3 19.5 3.1 1.4 4.2 8.4 12.9 20.6 53.9 4.2
Cuba .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dominican Republic 41.1 51.2 36.3 8.8 2.3 5.0 9.2 13.6 20.7 51.6 5.0
Ecuador 22.5 35.3 16.4 8.4 4.0 4.3 9.0 13.9 21.2 51.6 4.3
El Salvador 29.6 36.0 26.2 8.8 2.5 5.7 10.2 14.7 21.3 48.1 5.7
Guatemala 53.7 71.4 35.0 29.8 13.7 3.9 7.8 12.0 19.2 57.2 3.9
Guyana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Haiti 58.5 74.9 40.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Honduras 64.5 68.5 60.4 29.2 16.5 2.6 6.5 11.1 18.6 61.2 2.6
Jamaica 19.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mexico 52.3 63.6 45.5 4.1 1.0 4.9 8.8 12.8 19.5 54.1 4.9
Nicaragua 42.5 63.3 26.8 20.8 8.5 4.6 9.3 13.9 21.1 51.1 4.6
Panama 25.8 49.4 13.8 8.9 4.0 3.2 7.8 12.6 20.2 56.3 3.2
Paraguay 23.8 33.8 17.0 7.7 3.0 4.1 8.7 13.8 20.7 52.7 4.1
Peru 23.9 48.0 16.1 8.0 2.9 4.2 9.2 14.5 21.9 50.1 4.2
Suriname .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uruguay 11.5 3.0 12.0 1.3 0.3 5.2 10.0 15.1 22.8 46.9 5.2
Venezuela, RB 25.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
column number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
.. Data not available.
0 Zero, or rounds to zero at displayed number of decimal.
a Data refers to 2009.
b Data refers to 2010.
Sources for tables on page 235.
c Data refers to 2011.
d Data refers to 2012.
e Data refers to 2013.
f Data refers to 2014.
† Purchasing Power Parity: a method of
currency conversion that equalizes the
purchasing power of different currencies.
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