brazil colombia peru and uruguay saw the largest declines in all three indices at least per year while this is not a large value it does represent a noticeable change it is striking that paraguay showed a significant drop in inequality according to the gini coefficient and the atkinson index with an inequality aversion ratio of but did not according to an index that assigns greater weight to the lower portion of the distribution nonetheless the usual way of quantifying these deprivations is to equate poverty to the lack of economic resources because income is the means whereby most material needs can be met and inadequate income is closely associated with deprivations in other areas of wellbeing