How many times the mean income of the richest 20% exceeds that of the poorest 20%, per ECLAC.
Uruguay
7.6×
2024· 1st of 13· −0.2× vs. previous figure
Regional comparison
Uruguay
7.6×
2024 · 1st of 13 · −0.2×
mean income of the richest quintile over the poorest (ECLAC)
Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.
Over time
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Rank 1 is the lowest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.
| # | Country | Income gap (Q5/Q1) | Year | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 7.6× | 2024 | −0.2× | |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 7.8× | 2024 | +0.1× | |
| 3 | Peru | 9.6× | 2024 | −0.3× | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 10× | 2023 | +0.3× | |
| 5 | Mexico | 10× | 2024 | −0.4× | |
| 6 | Ecuador | 10.6× | 2024 | +0.1× | |
| 7 | Bolivia | 11.6× | 2023 | −0.4× | |
| 8 | Paraguay | 11.9× | 2024 | −0.2× | |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 12.4× | 2024 | −0.8× | |
| 10 | Honduras | 14.6× | 2024 | −0.7× | |
| 11 | Panama | 15.8× | 2024 | +1.1× | |
| 12 | Guatemala | 19.7× | 2023 | +1.7× | |
| 13 | Colombia | 24.2× | 2024 | −0.3× |
Source and citation
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Income gap (Q5/Q1)”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.