One-fifth of nation lives in poverty

Jul 01, 2009
By Ashley Brettell

TALLINN - One in five Estonians are considered to be relatively poor and Estonia remains one of the 10 poorest countries in Europe, according to a recently released analysis by Statistics Estonia. In 2007, 19.5 percent of the Estonian population lived in relative poverty. The difference in income between the poorest quintile and the richest quintile of the population was fivefold, leaving Estonia persistently one of the top 10 poorest countries in Europe. A person was considered to be at ris ...

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