Economy > Poverty > Gap at $2 a day > PPP: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Poverty gap is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Data showing as 0.5 signifies a poverty gap of less than 0.5 percent.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 59.53% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Central African Republic | 58.44% | 1993 | ||
| 3 | Zambia | 55.22% | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 54.6% | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 51.8% | 1989 | ||
| 6 | Madagascar | 51.75% | 2001 | ||
| 7 | Rwanda | 51.55% | 2000 | ||
| 8 | The Gambia | 51.1% | 1998 | ||
| 9 | Tanzania | 49.33% | 2000 | ||
| 10 | Burundi | 48.9% | 1998 | ||
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 48.21% | 1996 | ||
| 12 | Haiti | 47.35% | 2001 | ||
| 13 | Nicaragua | 41.17% | 2001 | ||
| 14 | Ghana | 40.8% | 1998 | ||
| 15 | Bangladesh | 38.3% | 2000 | ||
| 16 | India | 35.02% | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Mozambique | 34.9% | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Cambodia | 34.48% | 1997 | ||
| 19 | Mali | 34.21% | 2001 | ||
| 20 | Lesotho | 33.1% | 1995 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 31.7% | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Namibia | 30.37% | 1993 | ||
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 30.35% | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Laos | 30.2% | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Ethiopia | 29.6% | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Mauritania | 26.8% | 2000 | ||
| 27 | Nepal | 26.79% | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Botswana | 26.49% | 1993 | ||
| 29 | Pakistan | 26.09% | 2002 | ||
| 30 | Malawi | 24.29% | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Kenya | 23.92% | 1997 | ||
| 32 | Bolivia | 23.24% | 2002 | ||
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 23.07% | 1993 | ||
| 34 | Senegal | 20.85% | 2001 | ||
| 35 | Cameroon | 19.35% | 2001 | ||
| 36 | Venezuela | 19.19% | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.4% | 2002 | ||
| 38 | El Salvador | 17.73% | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Ecuador | 17.69% | 1998 | ||
| 40 | Philippines | 16.32% | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Indonesia | 15.71% | 2002 | ||
| =42 | Honduras | 15.08% | 2003 | ||
| =42 | Mongolia | 15.08% | 2002 | ||
| 44 | Yemen | 14.98% | 1998 | ||
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.6% | 1992 | ||
| 46 | Guatemala | 13.76% | 2002 | ||
| 47 | Paraguay | 13.75% | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Tajikistan | 13.01% | 2003 | ||
| 49 | South Africa | 12.59% | 2000 | ||
| 50 | China | 12.51% | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 11.92% | 2002 | ||
| 52 | Peru | 11.85% | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Egypt | 11.33% | 2000 | ||
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 9.11% | 2001 | ||
| 55 | Swaziland | 8.91% | 1995 | ||
| 56 | Georgia | 8.57% | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Brazil | 8.52% | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Colombia | 7.7% | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Panama | 7.46% | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Armenia | 7.08% | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Argentina | 7.05% | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Thailand | 6.21% | 2002 | ||
| 63 | Turkey | 5.73% | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 4.89% | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Moldova | 4.71% | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.39% | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Mexico | 4.15% | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Costa Rica | 4% | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Algeria | 3.8% | 1995 | ||
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 3.76% | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Jamaica | 3.33% | 2004 | ||
| 72 | Morocco | 3.1% | 1999 | ||
| 73 | Russia | 3.09% | 2002 | ||
| 74 | Romania | 2.98% | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Malaysia | 2% | 1997 | ||
| 76 | Estonia | 1.89% | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Lithuania | 1.75% | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Guyana | 1.7% | 1999 | ||
| 79 | Albania | 1.62% | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Uruguay | 1.55% | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Bulgaria | 1.53% | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Iran | 1.5% | 1998 | ||
| 83 | Jordan | 1.46% | 2003 | ||
| 84 | Chile | 1.35% | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Tunisia | 1.33% | 2000 | ||
| 86 | Latvia | 1.24% | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Ukraine | 0.94% | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Slovakia | 0.84% | 1996 | ||
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 0.57% | 2003 | ||
| =90 | Poland | 0.5% | 2002 | ||
| =90 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2002 | ||
| =90 | Belarus | 0.5% | 2002 | ||
| =90 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2001 | ||
| =90 | South Korea | 0.5% | 1998 | ||
| =90 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 1998 | ||
| =90 | Czech Republic | 0.5% | 1996 |
