This group’s share of income varies greatly among the countries of the region. The highest percentages of income received exceed 40% in countries such as Brazil and Colombia, while the lowest percentages are less than 27% in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Uruguay. The ratio of the income captured by the richest quintile to the income captured by the poorest quintile dropped by more than two points in Ecuador (urban area) and Peru, and at least 0.5 points in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay and Uruguay.