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Inequity: a problem both current and global

Recent GEI trends (2004-2007)

Country

GEI, percentage evolution
(2004 -2007)

Rwanda

17.65

Ecuador

17.28

Cape Verde

15.01

Guatemala

14.60

Spain

14.42

Lesotho

11.73

Yemen

10.60

Panama

10.54

Belize

10.26

El Salvador

9.77

Peru

9.39

Belgium

9.38

Colombia

8.78

Sierra Leone

8.77

Ethiopia

8.64

Norway

7.98

Malta

7.88

Belarus

7.77

Israel

7.37

Venezuela

7.34

Nepal

7.23

Bahamas

7.04

China

6.35

Bolivia

6.22

Niger

6.07

Netherlands

5.96

Greece

5.95

Ireland

5.66

Mozambique

5.54

Sweden

5.51

Croatia

5.48

Australia

5.29

Cyprus

5.19

Zambia

5.18

Finland

4.82

Burundi

4.71

Syria

4.70

Oman

4.69

Iceland

4.61

Argentina

4.59

Tunisia

4.54

Mauritius

4.30

Fiji

4.29

Togo

4.26

Switzerland

4.12

Malawi

4.10

United Kingdom

4.02

Brazil

3.88

Algeria

3.86

Kazakhstan

3.86

Philippines

3.84

Lebanon

3.51

Côte d'Ivoire

3.50

Senegal

3.25

Namibia

3.24

Barbados

3.11

Dominican Republic

2.92

Portugal

2.90

Swazilandia

2.39

Mali

2.09

Azerbaijan

1.98

Jordan

1.91

Lithuania

1.69

France

1.46

Bahrain

1.43

Mexico

1.43

New Zealand

1.38

Chile

1.35

Viet Nam

1.30

Costa Rica

1.24

Burkina Faso

1.22

Romania

1.19

Hungary

1.14

United Arab Emirates

0.61

Luxembourg

0.57

Latvia

0.32

Moldova

0.02

Ukranie

0.01

Italy

0.01

South Africa

-0.05

Kuwait

-0.06

Macedonia

-0.21

Korea. Rep.

-0.56

Slovenia

-0.57

Zimbabwe

-0.68

Trinidad and Tobago

-0.90

Indonesia

-0.99

Japan

-1.09

Estonia

-1.16

Pakistan

-1.73

Cambodia

-1.75

Canada

-2.15

Gabon

-2.49

Ghana

-2.56

Madagascar

-2.59

Thailand

-2.81

Jamaica

-2.90

Kenya

-2.97

Laos

-2.97

Denmark

-3.03

Honduras

-3.21

Albania

-3.33

Russia

-3.55

Morocco

-3.63

Georgia

-3.67

Poland

-3.74

Bulgaria

-3.75

Benin

-4.09

Saudi Arabia

-4.16

Chad

-4.47

Sri Lanka

-4.50

Armenia

-4.63

Nicaragua

-4.97

Gambia

-5.28

Kyrgyzstan

-5.75

Mongolia

-6.35

United States of America

-6.59

Eritrea

-7.61

Bangladesh

-9.23

Egypt

-9.74

Malaysia

-9.75

Botswana

-9.97

Central African Republic

-10.54

Turkey

-12.76

Angola

-20.65

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