In the below table, which country has the least equal distribution of income? The most equal distribution?

Question

Percent of Income

Quintile A B C

20 8.5 10.2 2.3

40 10.1 15.2 6.1

60 12.5 18.3 12.3

80 15.1 23.1 18.1

100 53.8 33.2 61.2

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

Actually country "C" has least equal income distribution between its population, then goes country "A" and most even distribution from this list has country "B".

.... Q% .... A ....... B ........ C

.... 20 ..... 8.5 .... 10.2 ..... 2.3

.... 20 .... 10.1 ... 15.2 ..... 6.1

.... 20 .... 12.5 ... 18.3 .... 12.3

.... 20 .... 15.1 ... 23.1 .... 18.1

.... 20 .... 53.8 ... 33.2 .... 61.2

.∑.100 .... 100 .... 100 .... 100

This conclusion obviosly comes from the fact that last (richest) part of income-gainers (20% of population) for country "C" has highest share of income (61.2% from total), and poorest 20% get only 2.3% of all income.