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Incidence of Poverty, 1978-1995

percentage of population

Londono-Szekely Study

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Total Poverty

Bahamas

..

3.3

..

..

..

..

..

..

4.6

..

5.8

6.8

..

8.1

8.9

8.9

..

..

Dominican Rep.

..

..

..

..

..

..

37.3

..

38.2

..

..

35.7

..

..

39.5

..

..

..

Jamaica

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

29.6

28.9

27.4

29.6

27.1

25.1

..

..

Caribbean

Costa Rica

..

26.7

..

29.6

32.3

29.7

..

..

22.7

..

..

25.3

24.7

26.0

23.5

23.1

23.2

22.1

Guatemala

..

26.0

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

44.3

..

45.0

..

..

..

..

..

..

Honduras

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

69.2

67.8

..

66.2

..

64.5

65.6

Panama

..

43.0

40.6

..

..

..

..

..

44.0

..

..

50.0

..

48.4

..

..

..

..

Central America

Brazil

..

31.2

28.2

28.7

21.7

33.1

..

31.5

25.7

33.3

..

45.4

46.3

..

42.7

45.4

..

43.5

Chile

..

..

23.5

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

31.3

31.0

28.7

25.7

24.2

23.5

..

Colombia

27.9

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

23.5

..

..

24.9

..

23.8

..

..

Peru

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

24.2

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

35.0

..

Venezuela

8.4

6.4

11.1

12.1

12.5

11.8

19.9

14.5

13.5

12.2

12.9

14.3

14.3

13.9

11.3

11.0

15.8

13.4

South America

Mexico

..

..

..

..

..

..

18.8

..

..

..

..

21.4

..

..

19.3

..

19.7

..

Extreme Poverty

Bahamas

..

2.2

..

..

..

..

..

..

0.5

..

4.1

3.0

..

6.5

7.2

7.6

..

..

Dominican Rep.

..

..

..

..

..

..

9.9

..

16.2

..

..

11.9

..

..

13.2

..

..

..

Jamaica

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

7.3

7.4

5.4

6.5

5.4

4.3

..

..

Caribbean

Costa Rica

..

12.0

..

13.2

12.9

9.9

..

..

8.9

..

..

9.5

9.4

10.3

8.5

7.6

7.9

7.4

Guatemala

..

10.0

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

21.4

..

24.1

..

..

..

..

..

..

Honduras

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

42.6

40.3

..

39.2

..

38.0

39.0

Panama

..

18.8

16.2

..

..

..

..

..

23.3

..

..

28.0

..

26.9

..

..

..

..

Central America

Brazil

..

12.3

10.5

10.3

12.0

15.5

..

11.7

13.0

14.2

..

23.2

24.5

..

22.4

24.1

..

22.9

Chile

..

..

7.7

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

8.0

8.1

6.9

5.3

4.6

4.4

..

Colombia

9.0

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

7.7

..

..

9.6

..

7.7

..

..

Peru

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.6

..

..

..

..

..

..

11.2

..

Venezuela

2.9

2.2

6.4

6.6

7.1

6.1

11.7

7.5

6.1

6.5

6.7

8.5

8.7

8.3

6.1

5.3

9.9

7.7

South America

Mexico

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.1

..

..

..

..

13.5

..

..

10.4

..

10.6

..

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