Inequality in Latin America: Abyss Grows between rich and poor
In several Latin American countries, the rich are growing richer, while an increasing number of people remain in poverty.
Despite the efforts of leftist governments in the region to alleviate mass poverty in Latin America and ensure new social contracts guarantee dignified living conditions for workers and the poor, the region as a whole remains one of the most unequal in the second world only to Africa.
According to the World Bank, five Latin American countries are among the 14 countries that suffer from high inequality. These countries include Honduras (6), Colombia (7), Brazil (8), Guatemala (9), Panama (10) and Chile (14). The countries were classified according to the Gini coefficient, a number that measures the inequality in a given country, evaluating the family income distribution.
Telesur takes a look at the glaring disparities of wealth and well-being felt in a region that continues plagued by corporate exploitation, the lack of workers' rights and social benefits, and economic subservience to the rich centers of global capitalism.
The United Nations Development Program warned that "25 to 30 million people in risk region fall back to income poverty This amounts to more than a third of the population who have left poverty since 2003."Photo: Reuters
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Chile, which has a Gini coefficient of 50.5, remains highly unequal in terms of income, education and social welfare. Photo of the skyline in Santiago, Chile.Photo: AFP
The inequality is evident in this aerial shot of Panama City. Twenty-five percent of Panama's population does not have health services, 5 percent have no drinking water, 11 percent suffer from malnutrition and another 11 percent live in landless homes. The Panama Gini coefficient rating is 51.7.Photo: Reuters
The child begging in the historic center of Guatemala City. Guatemala has a Gini coefficient rating of 52.4 and the lowest percentage of government revenue in the world in relation to the size of its economy, resulting in a lack of social services and an inability to expand the economy.Photo: AFP
The largest economy in Latin America with a Gini classification of 52.9, Brazil is full of inequality in relation to housing conditions, access to health, education and income.Photo: Reuters
Pets for the Dog Resort in Sao Paulo, Brazil, enjoy 800 square feet of indoor and outdoor pools, treadmills and recreational areas. Fresh meat, vegetable meals and a daily dry wash are also included in the day rates, up to 730 Brazilian reais (US $ 228) per month.Photo: Reuters
Two-month-old Bruno Ruan cries as his mother waits in a line to make a complaint after the demolition of his house in Metro favela (favela), near Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8 2014.Photo: AFP
A billboard with images of a model of lingerie is seen in front of the northwest Medellin Commune, Colombia. Colombia has a Gini coefficient rating of 53.5, and 10 percent of the richest population earns four times more than the poorest 40 percent.Photo: Reuters
Residents sit along a street in the "El Bronx" neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia, April 1, 2013.Photo: Reuters
A Colombian family eats tamales while they assemble a "La Sabana" tourist train in Bogota, Colombia, March 1, 2015.Photo: Reuters
A boy collects waste in a landfill on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. According to the World Bank, 64.5 percent of Honduras's population lives in poverty, while 42.6 percent live in extreme poverty (less than $ 2.50 per day). In terms of the Gini coefficient, the inequality is estimated at 53.7.Photo: Reuters
Sunset in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduras is known as the murder capital of the world. Thanks to corruption, a huge income gap, natural disasters, and a 2009 US-led coup against President-elect Manuel Zelaya, who stole the country's ability to determine its own policies, the country is highly underdeveloped and extremely insecure.Photo: Flickr / Nan Palmero
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