Figure 3: Relative Poverty Rates, Twenty-One Rich Nations, All Persons
Percent of all Persons with Disposable Income Less than 50 Percent of Adjusted Disposable Median Income
Mexico (04)
United States (04)
Ireland (00)
Greece (00)
Spain (00)
Italy (00)
Canada (00)
Australia (03)
United Kingdom (04)
Taiwan (05)
Luxembourg (04)
Germany (00)
Belgium (00)
Austria (00)
Switzerland (02)
France (00)
Netherlands (99)
Finland (04)
Norway (00)
Sweden (05)
Denmark (04)
18.4
17.3
16.2
14.3
14.2
12.8
12.4
12.2
11.6
9.5
8.8
8.4
8.0
7.7
7.6
7.3
7.3
6.5
6.4
5.6
5.6
10.6
Overall Average
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percent of Population
Figure 4: Relative Poverty Rates, Twenty-One Rich Nations, Children
Percent of Children with Disposable Income Less than 50 Percent of Adjusted Disposable Median Income
Mexico (04)
United States (04)
Italy (00)
Ireland (00)
Canada (00)
Spain (00)
United Kingdom (04)
Australia (03)
Luxembourg (04)
Greece (00)
Germany (00)
France (00)
Austria (00)
Taiwan (05)
Belgium (00)
Switzerland (02)
Netherlands (99)
Denmark (04)
Sweden (00)
Finland (04)
Norway (00)
22.3
21.2
16.6
15.8
15.5
14.9
14.0
14.0
13.3
12.7
9.0
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.2
6.7
6.3
4.7
3.9
3.7
3.4
10.6
Overall Average
0
5
10
15
Percent of Population
20
25
30
Source: Luxembourg Income Study, November 2008.
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