Country Year Gini Q1 Q5 D1 D2 D10 AreaCovr Equivsc IncDefn Source1 Survey/Source2 Quality Argentina 1991 40.8 1.90 3.40 30.00 Metro Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1991 47.6 1.40 2.70 35.90 Metro Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1992 42.2 2.05 3.41 32.00 Greater Buenos Aires Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1992 45.6 1.56 2.83 33.97 Greater Buenos Aires Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1992 46.5 1.84 3.07 36.54 Greater Buenos Aires Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1993 45.0 1.79 3.04 34.14 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1994 44.4 1.91 3.13 33.68 Greater Buenos Aires Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1994 44.4 1.66 3.02 33.07 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1995 45.3 1.74 2.94 34.24 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1995 48.1 1.42 2.72 36.66 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1996 48.6 1.38 2.61 36.49 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1996 48.3 1.35 2.56 36.07 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1996 50.2 1.25 2.40 37.73 15 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1997 50.2 1.26 2.42 37.79 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1997 49.1 1.31 2.51 36.75 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1998 50.4 1.16 2.32 37.43 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1998 52.2 0.97 2.10 38.95 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1998 53.3 1.02 1.96 40.27 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1998 52.8 1.14 2.09 39.75 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 1999 52.9 1.05 2.09 39.85 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares-Continua, second half of year" 2 Argentina 2000 51.0 1.18 2.33 38.60 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares-Continua, first half of year" 2 Argentina 2001 50.6 1.15 2.30 37.90 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares-Continua, second half of year" 2 Argentina 2002 50.3 1.16 2.36 37.79 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares-Continua, first half of year" 2 Argentina 2003 50.1 1.15 2.32 37.59 28 main cities Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares-Continua, second half of year" 2 Argentina 2003 47.7 Urban Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Argentina 2004 49.4 Urban Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares 2 Chile 1990 57.2 1.40 2.30 48.90 All Household per capita "Income, Gross" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Encuesta Nacional del Empleo 2 Chile 1990 56.1 1.20 2.20 45.34 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1991 55.1 1.32 2.35 45.12 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 54.7 1.46 2.42 45.03 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 54.9 1.35 2.36 44.53 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 54.8 1.36 2.32 44.41 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 55.5 1.28 2.26 44.94 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 55.2 1.34 2.37 45.29 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 54.6 1.40 2.46 44.96 All Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional 2 Chile 1992 55.9 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely 2003 Encuesta de Caracterizaciòn Socioeconòmica Nacional 2 Chile 1994 54.7 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1994 55.7 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1995 52.2 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1996 53.1 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1996 55.6 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1998 56.4 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Chile 1999 57.2 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional 2 Costa Rica 1991 47.6 1.00 2.30 33.60 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Encuesta Nacional de Hogares - Empleo y Desempleo 2 Costa Rica 1991 46.0 1.20 2.80 34.10 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1991 44.1 1.43 3.02 32.65 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1992 44.6 1.48 3.04 33.35 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1992 44.9 1.56 3.03 33.58 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1993 45.8 1.44 2.90 34.36 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1993 49.9 1.27 2.56 38.41 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1993 49.8 1.27 2.61 38.57 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1993 49.0 1.25 2.58 37.09 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1993 47.9 1.41 2.78 36.48 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1994 45.9 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EHPM) 3 Costa Rica 1995 46.1 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EHPM) 3 Costa Rica 1995 46.0 1.24 2.76 34.07 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 1997 46.1 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 2000 45.5 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Costa Rica 2004 45.7 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Gross" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 3 Italy 1991 34.6 6.50 41.50 All "Household eq, square root" "Income, Disposable" Brandolini 2004 "The Bank of Italy Survey, harmonised series " 1 Italy 1991 33.4 6.90 40.50 All "Household eq, square root" "Income, Disposable" Brandolini 2004 "The Bank of Italy Survey, harmonised series " 1 Italy 1991 33.3 7.00 40.60 All "Household eq, square root" "Income, Disposable" Brandolini 2004 "The Bank of Italy Survey, harmonised series " 1 Italy 1993 33.9 2.00 4.00 25.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1993 32.3 2.00 5.00 24.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 31.7 2.00 5.00 23.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 30.4 3.00 5.00 23.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 30.4 3.00 5.00 23.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 29.8 3.00 5.00 22.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 29.2 3.00 5.00 22.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Italy 1995 33.0 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2006 EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 1 Italy 1996 32.5 2.94 4.58 25.09 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1997 32.4 2.93 4.62 24.22 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 33.9 2.55 4.37 25.44 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 34.4 2.32 4.40 25.48 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 32.2 3.14 4.63 25.15 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 32.5 3.06 4.59 25.11 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 31.6 3.03 4.64 24.38 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1998 31.2 3.00 4.85 23.99 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 1999 35.2 2.20 4.12 26.25 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 35.4 2.01 4.08 26.06 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 35.4 2.22 4.17 26.73 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 35.5 2.06 4.17 26.45 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 37.0 1.98 4.02 28.49 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 37.2 1.83 3.98 28.37 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2000 35.8 2.17 4.10 26.90 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2001 35.8 2.06 4.15 26.94 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study The Bank of Italy Survey 1 Italy 2002 33.0 All "Household eq, square root" Market Income Smeeding and Gottschalk 1995 The Bank of Italy Survey through LIS 1 Italy 2004 25.5 All "Household eq, square root" "Monetary Income, Disposable" Smeeding and Gottschalk 1995 The Bank of Italy Survey through LIS 1 Portugal 1990 38.0 2.00 4.00 28.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Portugal 1990 36.4 3.00 4.00 28.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Portugal 1990 34.7 3.00 4.00 27.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Portugal 1990 37.1 3.00 4.00 29.00 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2005 European Community Household Panel Survey 1 Portugal 1991 38.0 All "Household eq, OECDmod" "Income, Disposable" European Commission 2006 EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 1 Portugal 1996 34.1 3.00 4.46 26.70 Continental Portugal Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Gouveia and Tavares 1995 Houshold Income and Expenditure Survey 1 Portugal 1999 32.9 3.33 4.64 26.07 Continental Portugal Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Gouveia and Tavares 1995 Houshold Income and Expenditure Survey 1 Spain 1990 34.1 2.91 4.46 26.69 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Goerlich & Mas 2001 Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 1 Spain 1990 30.9 3.16 4.82 24.22 All "Household eq, square root" "Income, Disposable" Goerlich & Mas 2001 Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 1 Spain 1990 33.6 2.83 4.50 26.17 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Goerlich & Mas 2001 Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 1 Spain 1995 29.3 3.43 5.12 23.31 All "Household eq, square root" "Income, Disposable" Goerlich & Mas 2001 Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 1 Spain 1995 31.5 3.10 4.83 24.92 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Goerlich & Mas 2001 Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 1 Spain 1996 34.4 2.58 4.36 26.21 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1996 34.4 2.58 4.44 26.20 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1997 31.7 3.00 4.80 24.85 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1998 32.4 2.84 4.72 25.12 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1998 37.1 1.82 4.10 27.58 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1998 34.5 2.62 4.39 26.46 All Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Luxembourg Income Study Expenditure and Income Survey 1 Spain 1999 42.9 All "Household eq, square root" Market Income Smeeding and Gottschalk 1995 Expenditure and Income Survey through LIS 1 Spain 1999 30.8 All "Household eq, square root" "Monetary Income, Disposable" Smeeding and Gottschalk 1995 Expenditure and Income Survey through LIS 1 Spain 2003 33.2 2.70 4.80 25.80 All Household per capita "Income, Disposable" van Ginneken and Park 1984 Family Budget Survey 1 Uruguay 1989 42.3 2.00 3.40 32.60 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Psacharopoulos et al. 1997 Enucesta Nacional de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1989 42.4 1.93 3.33 32.23 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1989 42.1 1.84 3.30 31.65 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1989 42.3 1.80 3.23 31.30 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1989 42.8 1.74 3.17 31.73 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1992 42.8 1.79 3.21 31.93 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1992 44.0 1.63 2.97 32.60 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1992 44.3 1.72 2.98 32.97 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1992 45.0 1.69 2.95 33.54 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1995 45.4 1.71 2.91 33.96 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1995 44.9 1.90 3.06 33.96 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1995 46.2 1.72 2.87 34.82 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1995 45.0 1.77 2.96 33.76 Urban Household per capita "Income, .." "Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006" Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1996 43.0 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1997 43.9 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely 2003 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1998 40.6 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 1998 41.1 Urban Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 2001 43.2 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 2002 42.3 Urban Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 2004 42.1 Urban Household per capita "Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 Uruguay 2005 43.2 Urban Household per capita "Monetary Income, Disposable" Szekely and Hilgert 2002 Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2 PopCovr=all AgeCovr=all IncSharU=Household UofAnala=Person "IncDefn=income, gross income, disposable income"