Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Poverty

Poverty — practice question

The table gives the percentage of GDP owned by the richest 20% and the poorest 20% of the population in each country. Which country showed the largest gap between income and poverty?

  • AGhana: richest 20% = 41.7%, poorest 20% = 8.4%
  • BNigeria: richest 20% = 55.7%, poorest 20% = 4.4%
  • CSenegal: richest 20% = 48.2%, poorest 20% = 6.4%
  • DSouth Africa: richest 20% = 64.8%, poorest 20% = 2.9%

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