World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity

The poverty gap of $3.20 a day in the World

8.5 % in 2017

The poverty gap of $3.20 a day of World fell gradually from 23 % in 1998 to 8.5 % in 2017.

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Poverty and equity $3.20 a day the World
Number of Poor 1,821 millions in 2017 WB
Poverty Rate 24.3 % in 2017 WB
World - Poverty Gap - Poverty And Equity
$5.50 a day 19.5 % in 2017 WB
$1.90 a day 2.9 % in 2017 WB
Country (%)
Madagascar 59.1 in 2012 WB
South Sudan 59 in 2016 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.1 in 2012 WB
Burundi 52.2 in 2013 WB
Guinea Bissau 51 in 2010 WB
Central African Republic 50.3 in 2008 WB
Malawi 50.1 in 2016 WB
Mozambique 47.3 in 2014 WB
Zambia 45.7 in 2015 WB
Uzbekistan 44.1 in 2003 WB
Rwanda 41 in 2016 WB
Benin 39.6 in 2015 WB
Angola 38.7 in 2018 WB
Togo 38.1 in 2015 WB
Turkmenistan 36.9 in 1998 WB
Mali 36.7 in 2009 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 36 in 2017 WB
Liberia 33.9 in 2016 WB
Niger 33.9 in 2014 WB
Burkina Faso 32.3 in 2014 WB
Sierra Leone 32.2 in 2018 WB
Uganda 31.1 in 2016 WB
Congo 31 in 2011 WB
Chad 30.7 in 2011 WB
Nigeria 30.5 in 2018 WB
Papua New Guinea 30.2 in 2009 WB
Senegal 30.1 in 2011 WB
Zimbabwe 29.5 in 2019 WB
Guinea 28.9 in 2012 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 28.7 in 2017 WB
Kenya 28.6 in 2015 WB
Ethiopia 25.7 in 2015 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 24.4 in 2015 WB
Eswatini 22.9 in 2016 WB
Lesotho 21.6 in 2017 WB
Timor-Leste 21.2 in 2014 WB
Solomon Islands 21 in 2012 WB
India 20.6 in 2011 WB
Suriname 20.4 in 1999 WB
Cameroon 20.1 in 2014 WB
Haiti 20 in 2012 WB
Yemen 16.7 in 2014 WB
Comoros 16.2 in 2014 WB
Nepal 15.8 in 2010 WB
Bangladesh 15.3 in 2016 WB
South Africa 15.1 in 2014 WB
Djibouti 14.7 in 2017 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 14.2 in 2013 WB
Sudan 13 in 2014 WB
Botswana 12.9 in 2015 WB
Vanuatu 12.7 in 2010 WB
Honduras 11.9 in 2019 WB
Namibia 11.9 in 2015 WB
Belize 11.7 in 1999 WB
Kiribati 11.3 in 2006 WB
Ghana 11.2 in 2016 WB
Gambia 11 in 2015 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 10.8 in 2018 WB
Guyana 10.4 in 1998 WB
Guatemala 8.3 in 2014 WB
Pakistan 7.9 in 2018 WB
Mauritania 6.7 in 2014 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.4 in 2006 WB
Egypt 6.3 in 2017 WB
Serbia 4.8 in 2017 WB
Colombia 4.7 in 2019 WB
Saint Lucia 4.6 in 2016 WB
Indonesia 4.5 in 2019 WB
Tajikistan 4.5 in 2015 WB
Tuvalu 4.3 in 2010 WB
Cabo Verde 4.2 in 2015 WB
Georgia 4 in 2019 WB
Philippines 3.9 in 2018 WB
Brazil 3.8 in 2019 WB
Nicaragua 3.5 in 2014 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 3.5 in 1992 WB
Ecuador 3.2 in 2019 WB
Gabon 3.2 in 2017 WB
Iraq 3 in 2012 WB
Bolivia 2.9 in 2019 WB
Myanmar 2.9 in 2017 WB
North Macedonia 2.7 in 2018 WB
Bhutan 2.6 in 2017 WB
Montenegro 2.6 in 2016 WB
Jamaica 2.2 in 2004 WB
Peru 2.2 in 2019 WB
Sri Lanka 2.1 in 2016 WB
Romania 2 in 2018 WB
Samoa 2 in 2013 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 2 in 2003 WB
Armenia 1.9 in 2019 WB
Albania 1.8 in 2017 WB
Mexico 1.8 in 2018 WB
Viet Nam 1.8 in 2018 WB
Kyrgyzstan 1.6 in 2019 WB
Argentina 1.5 in 2019 WB
Morocco 1.5 in 2013 WB
Tonga 1.5 in 2015 WB
El Salvador 1.4 in 2019 WB
Panama 1.4 in 2019 WB
Fiji 1.3 in 2013 WB
Italy 1.3 in 2017 WB
Paraguay 1.1 in 2019 WB
China 1 in 2016 WB
Costa Rica 1 in 2019 WB
Palestine 1 in 2016 WB
United States of America 1 in 2018 WB
Mongolia 0.9 in 2018 WB
Bulgaria 0.8 in 2018 WB
Spain 0.8 in 2018 WB
Algeria 0.7 in 2011 WB
Dominican Republic 0.7 in 2019 WB
Iran 0.7 in 2018 WB
Lithuania 0.7 in 2018 WB
Sweden 0.7 in 2018 WB
Tunisia 0.6 in 2015 WB
Austria 0.5 in 2018 WB
Turkey 0.5 in 2019 WB
Australia 0.4 in 2014 WB
Croatia 0.4 in 2018 WB
Japan 0.4 in 2013 WB
Latvia 0.4 in 2018 WB
Mauritius 0.4 in 2017 WB
Seychelles 0.4 in 2018 WB
Chile 0.3 in 2017 WB
Estonia 0.3 in 2018 WB
Jordan 0.3 in 2010 WB
Portugal 0.3 in 2018 WB
United Kingdom 0.3 in 2017 WB
Canada 0.2 in 2017 WB
Denmark 0.2 in 2018 WB
Greece 0.2 in 2018 WB
Hungary 0.2 in 2018 WB
Ireland 0.2 in 2017 WB
Israel 0.2 in 2016 WB
Luxembourg 0.2 in 2018 WB
Norway 0.2 in 2018 WB
Poland 0.2 in 2018 WB
Slovakia 0.2 in 2018 WB
Belgium 0.1 in 2018 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1 in 2011 WB
Finland 0.1 in 2018 WB
Germany 0.1 in 2016 WB
Malta 0.1 in 2018 WB
Netherlands 0.1 in 2018 WB
Republic of Korea 0.1 in 2016 WB
Republic of Moldova 0.1 in 2018 WB
Russian Federation 0.1 in 2018 WB
Thailand 0.1 in 2019 WB
Uruguay 0.1 in 2019 WB
Azerbaijan 0 in 2005 WB
Belarus 0 in 2019 WB
Cyprus 0 in 2018 WB
Czech Republic 0 in 2018 WB
France 0 in 2018 WB
Iceland 0 in 2017 WB
Kazakhstan 0 in 2018 WB
Lebanon 0 in 2011 WB
Malaysia 0 in 2015 WB
Maldives 0 in 2016 WB
Slovenia 0 in 2018 WB
Switzerland 0 in 2018 WB
Ukraine 0 in 2019 WB
Poverty and Equity