Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.POV.LMIC.GP•%•1963 → 2025•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.2%
0.2% – 0.6%
0.6% – 1.5%
1.5% – 4.63%
4.63% – 12.99%
12.99% – 24.34%
> 24.34%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
171 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Countries
171
Median
2.7%
Mean
9.9%
25th pctl
0.4%
75th pctl
15.6%
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Compare trends
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
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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 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 26% | 1995 | — |
| KenyaKEN | 25.9% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 25% | 2011 | |
| GhanaGHA | 25% | 2016 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 25% | 2014 | |
| AngolaAGO | 24.9% | 2018 | |
| 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 | 20.4% | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 19.9% | 2016 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 19.8% | 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 | |
| PakistanPAK | 13.9% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 13.5% | 2005 | |
| GuineaGIN | 13.1% | 2012 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 13.1% | 2020 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 12.9% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 12.9% | 2010 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 12.3% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 11.9% | 2016 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 11.6% | 2015 | — |
| VanuatuVUT | 11.6% | 2019 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 11.4% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 10.9% | 2021 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 10.5% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 9.7% | 2018 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 9.2% | 2015 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 8.6% | 2009 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 8.3% | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 6.9% | 1995 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 6.8% | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 6.5% | 2014 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6% | 2006 | |
| GabonGAB | 5.8% | 2005 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 5.6% | 2022 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 5.5% | 2010 | — |
| NaoeroNRU | 5.4% | 2012 | — |
| KiribatiKIR | 4.5% | 2019 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 3.3% | 2019 | |
| PeruPER | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 3.3% | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.7% | 2019 | |
| SamoaWSM | 2.7% | 2013 | |
| EcuadorECU | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 2.2% | 2019 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 2% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2% | 2017 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2% | 1992 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 1.7% | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 1.5% | 2019 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.3% | 2016 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.3% | 2018 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.2% | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 1.2% | 2016 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.2% | 2013 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 1.1% | 2021 | |
| MexicoMEX | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.1% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.8% | 2015 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 0.8% | 2020 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.7% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.6% | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.6% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.5% | 2018 | — |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.5% | 2017 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 0.5% | 2021 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 0.3% | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.3% | 2021 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.2% | 2018 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.2% | 2008 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.1% | 2004 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.1% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0.1% | 2016 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.1% | 2019 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0% | 2018 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0% | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 0% | 2017 | — |
| SloveniaSVN | 0% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)