Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.SPR.PGAP•1963 → 2025•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentWB WDI
Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
≤ 1.1
1.1 – 2.06
2.06 – 2.8
2.8 – 4.4
4.4 – 6.64
6.64 – 9.47
> 9.47
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
171 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
Countries
171
Median
3.6
Mean
5.3
25th pctl
1.6
75th pctl
7.3
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
United StatesUnited KingdomCanada
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| HaitiHTI | 28.5 | 2001 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 27.8 | 2002 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 26.1 | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 24.4 | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 23 | 2016 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 22.9 | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 18.2 | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 16.7 | 2019 | |
| BurundiBDI | 16.4 | 2020 | |
| SurinameSUR | 15.5 | 1999 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 14.4 | 2021 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 13.5 | 2009 | |
| UgandaUGA | 13.1 | 2019 | |
| GhanaGHA | 11.3 | 2016 | |
| NigerNER | 11.3 | 2021 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 11.2 | 2019 | |
| AngolaAGO | 11 | 2018 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 10.8 | 2016 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 10.6 | 2011 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 10.6 | 1995 | — |
| TanzaniaTZA | 10.6 | 2018 | |
| KenyaKEN | 9.9 | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 9.8 | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 9.7 | 2012 | |
| ChadTCD | 9.5 | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 9.4 | 2021 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 9.4 | 2014 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 9.1 | 1999 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 9.1 | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 9.1 | 2021 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 9.1 | 2018 | |
| RwandaRWA | 8.8 | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 8.8 | 1998 | — |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 8.7 | 2013 | |
| TogoTGO | 8.6 | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 8.5 | 2016 | |
| MaliMLI | 8.5 | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 8.4 | 2014 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 8.3 | 2017 | |
| BeninBEN | 7.7 | 2021 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 7.7 | 1998 | |
| KosovoXKX | 7.5 | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 7.3 | 2021 | |
| PakistanPAK | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 7 | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 6.9 | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 6.9 | 2010 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 6.8 | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 6.7 | 2021 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 6.6 | 2019 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6.5 | 2006 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 6.4 | 2015 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6.4 | 2021 | |
| HondurasHND | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 5.7 | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 5.7 | 2018 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5.7 | 2017 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 5.7 | 2017 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 5.7 | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 5.5 | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 5.5 | 2014 | |
| IndiaIND | 5.4 | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 5 | 2022 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 5 | 2012 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 4.8 | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 4.8 | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 4.8 | 2010 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 4.7 | 2022 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 4.6 | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 4.4 | 2019 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 4.4 | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 4.2 | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 4.2 | 2014 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 4 | 2019 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 3.9 | 2013 | |
| SamoaWSM | 3.9 | 2013 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 3.8 | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 3.8 | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 3.5 | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 3.4 | 2011 | |
| GabonGAB | 3.3 | 2017 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 3.3 | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 3.3 | 2019 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 3.1 | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 3 | 2005 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3 | 1992 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.9 | 2019 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 2.8 | 2016 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.8 | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 2.8 | 2021 | |
| BrazilBRA | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.7 | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 2.6 | 2021 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 2.6 | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 2.5 | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 2.5 | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 2.5 | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 2.5 | 2021 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 2.4 | 2022 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 2.4 | 2018 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 2.4 | 2021 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 2.4 | 2017 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 2.4 | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 2.3 | 2010 | |
| UkraineUKR | 2.2 | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 2.1 | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 2.1 | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 2.1 | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 2.1 | 2019 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 2 | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 2 | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 1.9 | 2017 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.8 | 2018 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.7 | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.6 | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.6 | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.6 | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 1.5 | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 1.3 | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.3 | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.2 | 2020 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.2 | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.2 | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.2 | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.1 | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.1 | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.1 | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.1 | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1 | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1 | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.9 | 2021 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.9 | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.7 | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.7 | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.7 | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.7 | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.7 | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.6 | 2019 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.5 | 2018 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.5 | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.5 | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.5 | 2017 | — |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.4 | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)