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Countries or territoriesYearTotalResidenceWealth Index QuintilesSource
UrbanRuralPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest
Afghanistan 2003 43 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Afghanistan 2007/2008 39 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NRVA
Albania 2006 8 7 8 8 7 10 7 5 MICS
Albania 2008-09 10 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Algeria 2006 2 2 2 NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Armenia 2000 19 12 31 34 26 15 14 12 DHS
Armenia 2005 10 7 16 22 11 10 5 7 DHS
Azerbaijan 2006 12 10 15 17 14 15 9 8 DHS
Bangladesh 1993-1994 73 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Bangladesh 1996-1997 69 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Bangladesh 1999-2000 65 44 72 86 74 68 61 43 DHS
Bangladesh 2004 69 55 74 91 80 74 65 46 DHS
Bangladesh 2006 64 58 69 84 76 69 58 41 MICS
Bangladesh 2007 66 53 70 83 77 73 68 53 DHS
Belarus 2005 7 6 10 16 9 8 5 2 MICS
Benin 1996 39 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Benin 2001 37 25 45 55 52 43 32 12 DHS
Benin 2006 34 19 47 57 51 45 27 11 DHS
Bolivia 1998 21 17 35 42 29 25 15 9 DHS
Bolivia 2003 26 22 37 43 40 32 19 11 DHS
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 6 2 7 3 3 4 5 14 MICS
Botswana 1988 10 13 9 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Brazil 1996 24 22 30 36 35 25 23 11 DHS
Brazil 2006 36 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA PNDS
Burkina Faso 1992-1993 62 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Burkina Faso 1998-1999 62 32 70 72 69 72 68 40 DHS
Burkina Faso 2003 52 22 62 73 63 61 53 24 DHS
Burkina Faso 2006 48 29 61 61 64 60 57 26 MICS
Burundi 1987 17 y 36 17 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Burundi 2005 18 14 18 21 21 20 14 13 MICS
Cambodia 2000 25 19 26 32 25 29 28 15 DHS
Cambodia 2005 23 18 25 29 26 25 23 16 DHS
Cameroon 1998 43 30 51 64 54 48 39 24 DHS
Cameroon 2004 47 35 64 70 68 55 39 23 DHS
Cameroon 2006 36 23 57 71 54 47 28 11 MICS
Cape Verde 2005 18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Central African Republic 1994-1995 57 54 59 55 62 59 57 52 DHS
Central African Republic 2006 61 57 64 59 64 66 59 56 MICS
Chad 1997 71 65 74 76 71 74 72 66 DHS
Chad 2004 72 65 73 67 70 82 75 65 DHS
Colombia 2000 21 18 34 37 34 23 12 10 DHS
Colombia 2005 23 19 38 45 30 24 17 6 DHS
Comoros 1996 30 23 33 32 45 42 33 12 DHS
Congo, Dem. Rep. 2005 31 24 40 41 38 36 24 19 DHS
Congo, Dem. Rep. 2007 39 31 45 47 43 47 42 18 DHS
Côte d'Ivoire 1994 44 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Côte d'Ivoire 1998-1999 33 24 43 48 42 43 33 15 DHS
Côte d'Ivoire 2005 35 27 43 47 43 43 31 18 AIS
Djibouti 2006 5 5 13 NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Dominican Republic 1996 38 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Dominican Republic 2002 41 37 51 70 55 44 30 16 DHS
Dominican Republic 2006 40 38 47 63 52 46 28 17 ENHOGAR
Dominican Republic 2007 40 36 50 64 51 40 29 21 DHS
Ecuador 1987 26 y 21 34 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Ecuador 2004 22 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ENDEMAIN
Egypt 1995 27 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Egypt 2000 20 11 26 32 27 22 15 7 DHS
Egypt 2003 19 11 24 32 27 16 11 10 DHS
Egypt 2005 17 9 22 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Egypt 2008 17 9 22 37 29 23 16 8 DHS
El Salvador 2003 27 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA FESAL
El Salvador 2008 25 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA FESAL
Eritrea 1995 54 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Eritrea 2002 47 31 60 46 64 66 48 21 DHS
Ethiopia 2000 49 32 53 52 57 57 50 34 DHS
Ethiopia 2005 49 27 55 61 60 56 52 30 DHS
Gabon 2000 34 30 49 47 43 27 31 26 DHS
Gambia 2005-06 36 24 45 56 42 40 35 18 MICS
Georgia 2005 17 12 23 29 21 18 11 13 MICS
Ghana 1988 41 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Ghana 1993 38 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Ghana 1998 36 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Ghana 2003 28 18 39 42 39 35 30 8 DHS
Ghana 2005 22 15 28 39 28 25 21 6 MICS
Ghana 2008 25 13 38 52 27 31 22 5 DHS
Guatemala 1995 39 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Guatemala 1999 34 25 44 56 38 38 28 13 DHS
Guatemala 2002 35 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ENSMI
Guinea 1992 67 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Guinea 1999 65 46 75 83 75 73 64 40 DHS
Guinea 2005 63 45 75 79 74 75 55 46 DHS
Guinea-Bissau 2006 24 14 32 33 33 28 25 10 MICS
Guyana 2006-07 20 15 22 40 22 24 15 10 MICS
Haiti 1994-1995 24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Haiti 2000 24 18 31 27 34 30 25 14 DHS
Haiti 2005-2006 30 27 33 38 32 32 35 19 DHS
Honduras 2005-2006 39 33 46 52 51 46 35 19 DHS
India 1992-1993 54 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
India 1998-1999 46 26 55 74 66 53 35 16 DHS
India 2005-2006 47 29 56 75 67 52 37 16 NFHS
Indonesia 1987 37 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Indonesia 1991 34 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Indonesia 1997 30 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Indonesia 2002-2003 24 15 33 35 32 28 19 8 DHS
Indonesia 2007 22 13 30 31 33 32 27 18 DHS
Iraq 2006 17 16 19 NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Jamaica 2005 9 7 11 NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Jordan 1990 16 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Jordan 1997 14 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Jordan 2002 11 11 12 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Jordan 2007 10 10 7 17 16 13 13 9 DHS
Kazakhstan 1995 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Kazakhstan 1999 14 12 17 16 10 15 16 14 DHS
Kazakhstan 2006 7 6 9 8 10 8 5 6 MICS
Kenya 1989 32 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Kenya 1993 28 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Kenya 1998 25 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Kenya 2003 25 19 27 44 30 28 18 17 DHS
Kenya 2008-2009 26 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Kyrgyzstan 1997 21 19 22 37 19 18 16 17 DHS
Kyrgyzstan 2005-06 10 7 14 17 7 14 12 5 MICS
Lebanon 2000 11 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Lesotho 2004 23 13 26 40 33 21 16 12 DHS
Liberia 1986 48 y 38 58 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Liberia 1999-2000 40 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Liberia 2007 38 25 49 57 48 43 31 18 DHS
Macedonia, TFYR 2005 4 3 4 11 4 3 3 0 MICS
Madagascar 1992 37 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Madagascar 1997 40 32 44 58 47 45 36 21 DHS
Madagascar 2003-2004 39 29 42 56 52 44 38 17 DHS
Malawi 1992 55 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Malawi 2000 47 32 50 52 49 52 49 36 DHS
Malawi 2004 49 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Malawi 2006 50 38 53 58 53 54 53 36 MICS
Mali 1987 79 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Mali 1995-1996 70 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Mali 2001 65 46 74 77 78 77 67 40 DHS
Mali 2006 71 60 77 73 78 76 76 58 DHS
Marshall Islands 2007 26 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Mauritania 2000-2001 37 32 42 44 50 44 33 19 DHS
Mauritania 2007 35 27 44 51 46 39 33 20 MICS
Mexico 1987 28 y 31 21 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Mexico 2006 23 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ENDD
Moldova, Rep. 2005 19 16 22 23 28 19 13 17 DHS
Mongolia 2005 9 7 12 14 12 8 7 4 MICS
Mongolia 2008 4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA RHS
Montenegro 2005-06 5 5 5 10 9 2 3 1 MICS
Morocco 1987 24 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Morocco 1992 18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Morocco 1995 15 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Morocco 2003-2004 16 12 21 23 22 16 11 8 DHS
Mozambique 1997 57 47 60 67 66 60 53 37 DHS
Mozambique 2003 56 41 66 70 64 64 55 32 DHS
Mozambique 2008 52 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Namibia 1992 12 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Namibia 2000 10 9 10 18 9 7 10 7 DHS
Namibia 2006-07 9 6 11 18 7 13 6 1 DHS
Nauru 2007 27 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Nepal 1996 60 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Nepal 2001 56 34 60 67 69 66 54 34 DHS
Nepal 2006 51 41 54 60 60 58 46 38 DHS
Nicaragua 1998 50 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Nicaragua 2001 43 36 55 63 56 45 36 27 DHS
Nicaragua 2006-07 41 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Niger 1992 83 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Niger 1998 77 46 86 87 87 85 81 49 DHS
Niger 2006 75 42 84 81 83 84 84 48 DHS
Nigeria 1990 52 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Nigeria 1999 40 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Nigeria 2003 43 27 52 66 62 51 38 12 DHS
Nigeria 2008 39 22 50 71 65 43 23 11 DHS
Occupied Palestinian Territory 2004 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Pakistan 1990-1991 32 21 37 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Pakistan 2006-2007 24 16 29 46 36 30 27 18 DHS
Papua New Guinea 2006 21 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Paraguay 1990 24 18 32 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Paraguay 2004 18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA RHS
Peru 1986 20 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Peru 1991-1992 18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Peru 1996 21 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Peru 2000 19 12 35 45 30 20 8 5 DHS
Peru 2004 17 13 30 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Peru 2004-2005 18 13 31 42 30 22 11 4 DHS (Cont. s.)
Peru 2004-2006 18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS (Cont. s.)
Peru 2009 19 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Philippines 1998 15 11 20 3 25 11 9 3 DHS
Philippines 2003 14 10 22 36 21 14 6 5 DHS
Philippines 2008 14 11 19 35 23 13 8 5 DHS
Rwanda 1992 15 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Rwanda 2001 20 21 19 22 23 19 17 18 DHS
Rwanda 2005 13 9 14 15 13 18 14 8 DHS
Sao Tome and Principe 2006 33 31 37 47 43 38 30 15 MICS
Senegal 1986 59 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Senegal 1992-1993 48 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Senegal 1997 36 15 53 59 55 42 27 13 DHS
Senegal 2005 39 23 55 63 59 44 28 17 DHS
Serbia 2005-06 6 4 8 18 6 6 3 1 MICS
Sierra Leone 2005 56 34 66 65 70 68 53 27 MICS
Sierra Leone 2008 48 30 61 62 63 65 45 23 DHS
Somalia 2006 45 35 52 44 59 56 43 28 MICS
South Africa 1998 8 5 12 11 13 9 2 4 DHS
South Africa 2003 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Sri Lanka 1987 14 y 10 15 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Sri Lanka 2000 12 y NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Sri Lanka 2006-2007 12 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Solomon Islands 2007 22 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Sudan 1989-1990 27 y 19 34 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Sudan 2006 34 24 40 50 50 41 28 10 SHHS
Suriname 2006 19 14 33 45 18 15 12 11 MICS
Swaziland 2006-2007 5 1 6 13 6 6 2 2 DHS
Syria 2006 13 15 12 11 16 15 15 10 MICS
Tajikistan 2005 13 13 13 15 10 11 13 15 MICS
Tanzania, United Rep. 1991-1992 37 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Tanzania, United Rep. 1994 39 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA KAP
Tanzania, United Rep. 1996 38 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Tanzania, United Rep. 1999 39 23 48 56 59 38 33 25 DHS
Tanzania, United Rep. 2003-2004 35 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Tanzania, United Rep. 2004-2005 41 23 49 61 52 46 36 21 DHS
Tanzania, United Rep. 2007-08 38 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA THMIS
Thailand 1987 21 y 13 23 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Thailand 2005-2006 20 12 23 30 28 23 16 5 MICS
Togo 1998 31 17 41 49 48 35 22 16 DHS
Togo 2006 24 15 36 51 36 21 21 13 MICS
Trinidad and Tobago 1987 34 37 32 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Trinidad and Tobago 2006 8 NA NA 17 12 6 4 3 MICS
Tunisia 1988 10 7 14 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Turkey 1993 23 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Turkey 1998 23 19 30 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Turkey 2003 18 17 22 NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Turkey 2008 14 13 17 28 26 20 17 10 DHS
Turkmenistan 2001 9 12 7 13 11 10 7 6 DHS
Turkmenistan 2006 7 9 6 8 5 8 6 10 MICS
Uganda 1995 54 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Uganda 2000 54 34 59 67 63 55 53 37 DHS
Uganda 2006 46 27 52 62 59 47 49 26 DHS
Ukraine 1999 14 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA RHS
Ukraine 2005 6 6 10 8 9 8 8 2 MICS
Ukraine 2007 10 8 18 21 11 9 8 8 DHS
Uzbekistan 1996 15 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Uzbekistan 2002 13 16 11 NA NA NA NA NA UHES
Uzbekistan 2006 7 9 7 7 7 10 6 7 MICS
Vanuatu 2007 27 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA MICS
Viet Nam 1997 12 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Viet Nam 2002 11 5 13 21 14 11 6 4 DHS
Viet Nam 2006 10 3 13 26 11 11 7 2 MICS
Yemen 1991-1992 49 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Yemen 1997 48 39 53 57 55 50 51 36 DHS
Yemen 2006 32 28 35 49 35 27 34 23 MICS
Zambia 1996 44 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Zambia 2002 42 32 49 48 56 49 43 21 DHS
Zambia 2007 42 26 53 63 55 48 41 13 DHS
Zimbabwe 1994 31 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DHS
Zimbabwe 1999 29 21 36 44 27 35 23 17 DHS
Zimbabwe 2005-2006 34 20 44 57 48 33 30 15 DHS
Zimbabwe 2009 30 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA MIMS

AIS: AIDS Indicator Surveys
Cont. s.: Continuous survey (Peru)
DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
ENDD: Encuesta Nacional de la Dinamica Demográfica (Mexico)
ENDEMAIN: Encuesta demográfica y de salud materno infantile (Ecuador)
ENHOGAR: Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (Dominican Republic)
ENSMI: Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil (Guatemala)
FESAL: Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (El Salvador)
KAP: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey (Tanzania)
MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
MIMS: Multiple Indicator Monitoring Survey (Zimbabwe)
NFHS: National Family Health Survey (India)
NRVA: National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (Afghanistan)
PNDS: Pesquisa Nacional Demografia e Saúde (Brazil)
RHS: Reproductive Health Survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Paraguay and Ukraine)
RHS: Reproductive Health Survey by the United Nations Population Fund (Mongolia)
SHHS: Sudan Household Health Survey
THMIS: Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey
UHES: Uzbekistan Health Examination Survey

NA: not available

 y: Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.

 

 
 
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