Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.POV.GAPS•%•1963 → 2024•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentWB WDI
Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2024
Latest
2022
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.1%
0.1% – 0.3%
0.3% – 0.7%
0.7% – 1.81%
1.81% – 6.5%
6.5% – 13.14%
> 13.14%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Countries
50
Median
13.1%
Mean
18.3%
25th pctl
9.9%
75th pctl
23.3%
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Compare trends
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 48.7% | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 44.7% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 43.8% | 2001 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 42.9% | 2002 | |
| South SudanSSD | 40.8% | 2016 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 34.4% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 33.8% | 2019 | |
| BurundiBDI | 32.4% | 2020 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 27.7% | 2005 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 27.6% | 2021 | |
| RwandaRWA | 25.8% | 2016 | |
| UgandaUGA | 23.3% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 22% | 2009 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 19% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 18.6% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 17.7% | 2016 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 16.7% | 2018 | |
| AngolaAGO | 16.3% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 16% | 2011 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 16% | 1995 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 15.8% | 2016 | |
| KenyaKEN | 14.1% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 14% | 1999 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 13.2% | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 13% | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 12.7% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 12.5% | 2021 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 12.5% | 1992 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 12% | 2014 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 11.9% | 2014 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 11.5% | 2021 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 11.2% | 2018 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 11.1% | 1998 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 11.1% | 2014 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 10.8% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 10.2% | 2021 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 9.9% | 1999 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 9.9% | 2016 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 9.8% | 2005 | |
| MaliMLI | 9.6% | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 9.3% | 2014 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 9.1% | 2017 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 9% | 2013 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 8.5% | 2015 | |
| CameroonCMR | 8.2% | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 7.8% | 2007 | |
| BeninBEN | 7.1% | 2021 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 6.5% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 6.5% | 2006 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)