in the plurinational state of bolivia the percentage of indigenous people is twice as high in the first quintile as in the fifth against in the countries analysed over half the indigenous population is in the first two income quintiles the exception is the plurinational state of bolivia where the indigenous population is particularly large and fairly evenly spread across quintiles a particularly striking case is ecuador where of the indigenous population is in the first quintile this is because under the first of these systems having the possibility of securing more seats parties try to include candidates from different social sectors to reach a wider electorate