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Table: Average Income and Distribution of Income Data provides recent data from the World Bank on average income and the distribution of income in four countries.
According to the data in the table, which statement is correct regarding the situations of Sri Lanka and Mongolia?
 Table: Average Income and Distribution of Income Data  Bangladesh  Uganda  Sri Lanka  Mongolia  Average household  income in the nation $1,000$1,000$3,000$3,000 Percent of total  income earned in the  top quintile 41.4%49.8%47.6%40.6% Percent of total  income earned in the  bottom quintile 8.6%6.1%7.0%8.0%\begin{array}{l}\text { Table: Average Income and Distribution of Income Data }\\\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Bangladesh } & \text { Uganda } & \text { Sri Lanka } & \text { Mongolia } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Average household } \\\text { income in the nation }\end{array} & \$ 1,000 & \$ 1,000 & \$ 3,000 & \$ 3,000 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Percent of total } \\\text { income earned in the } \\\text { top quintile }\end{array} & 41.4 \% & 49.8 \% & 47.6 \% & 40.6 \% \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Percent of total } \\\text { income earned in the } \\\text { bottom quintile }\end{array} & 8.6 \% & 6.1 \% & 7.0 \% & 8.0 \% \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}


A) The average household is more prosperous in Mongolia than in Sri Lanka.
B) Average income in the top quintile is higher in Mongolia than in Sri Lanka.
C) Average income in the bottom quintile is higher in Mongolia than in Sri Lanka.
D) There is a bigger gap in average income between the top and bottom quintiles in Mongolia than in Sri Lanka.

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