Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.POV.LMIC.GP•%•1963 → 2024•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2024
Latest
2022
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.2%
0.2% – 0.6%
0.6% – 1.69%
1.69% – 5.41%
5.41% – 13.27%
13.27% – 24.34%
> 24.34%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Countries
50
Median
24.3%
Mean
28.1%
25th pctl
19.4%
75th pctl
33.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
KosovoVenezuela, RBZambia
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 60.3% | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 56.5% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 54% | 2001 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 53.6% | 2002 | |
| South SudanSSD | 52.8% | 2016 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 50.4% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 47.6% | 2019 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 46.9% | 2021 | |
| BurundiBDI | 46.5% | 2020 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 41.9% | 2021 | |
| RwandaRWA | 39% | 2016 | |
| UgandaUGA | 36.3% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 33.8% | 2021 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 33.3% | 2009 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 30% | 2019 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 29.6% | 2018 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 27.5% | 2016 | |
| KenyaKEN | 26.7% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 26% | 1995 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 25% | 2011 | |
| GhanaGHA | 25% | 2016 | |
| AngolaAGO | 24.9% | 2018 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 24.9% | 2014 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 24.4% | 2021 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 24.2% | 2012 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 23.6% | 2018 | |
| ChadTCD | 23.2% | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 23.1% | 2021 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 22.5% | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 21% | 1998 | — |
| GuyanaGUY | 20.9% | 1992 | — |
| MaliMLI | 20.8% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 20.2% | 2021 | |
| ComorosCOM | 19.9% | 2014 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 19.9% | 2016 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 19.8% | 2014 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 19.4% | 2014 | |
| SurinameSUR | 17.1% | 1999 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 17.1% | 2021 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 16.5% | 2017 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 16.4% | 2013 | |
| BeninBEN | 16.2% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 16.1% | 2011 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 15.6% | 1999 | |
| CameroonCMR | 15.6% | 2021 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 14.4% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 13.5% | 2006 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 13.5% | 2005 | |
| GuineaGIN | 13.1% | 2012 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)