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Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) by country

Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (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.

Countries reporting
121
Highest
56.5%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.9%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,843

What the numbers show

Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 56.5% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 6.6%.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 1,528.6%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).

Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 56.5% 2022 up 12.8% falling
2 Zambia 50.4% 2022 up 2.0% rising
3 Malawi 47.6% 2019 down 0.2% rising
4 Burundi 46.5% 2020 down 3.3% falling
5 Madagascar 41.9% 2021 up 5.0% falling
6 Uganda 36.3% 2019 down 6.7% falling
7 Niger 33.8% 2021 down 14.6% falling
8 Tanzania 29.6% 2018 down 21.5% falling
9 Kenya 25.9% 2022 up 16.7% rising
10 Ghana 25.0% 2016 down 35.4% falling
11 Nigeria 24.6% 2022 up 12.3% falling
12 Burkina Faso 24.4% 2021 down 41.1% falling
13 Guinea-Bissau 23.1% 2021 down 54.6% falling
14 Ethiopia 22.5% 2021 up 1.4% falling
15 Rwanda 21.9% 2023 down 45.1% falling
16 Mali 20.8% 2021 down 44.8% falling
17 Togo 20.4% 2021 down 52.8% falling
18 Benin 16.2% 2021 down 62.4% falling
19 Cameroon 15.6% 2021 down 10.3% falling
20 Pakistan 13.9% 2024 up 7.8% volatile
21 Gambia 13.1% 2020 down 36.7% volatile
22 Botswana 12.9% 2015 down 40.6% falling
23 Cote d'Ivoire 12.3% 2021 down 57.7% rising
24 Syria 11.4% 2022 up 1,528.6% volatile
25 Senegal 10.9% 2021 down 67.0% falling
26 South Africa 10.5% 2022 down 37.9% falling
27 Honduras 10.1% 2024 down 19.2% falling
28 Guinea 7.4% 2018 down 71.6% volatile
29 Venezuela 7.0% 2006 down 28.6% rising
30 Mauritania 6.8% 2019 down 42.4% volatile
31 Guatemala 6.3% 2023 up 21.2% volatile
32 Colombia 5.7% 2024 down 19.7% falling
33 Laos 5.2% 2024 down 59.7% volatile
34 India 4.4% 2022 down 72.7% falling
34 Nicaragua 4.4% 2014 down 56.9% volatile
36 Bangladesh 4.3% 2022 down 71.1% falling
37 Tajikistan 4.1% 2024 down 51.8% volatile
38 Philippines 3.7% 2023 down 70.6% falling
39 Peru 3.3% 2024 down 32.7% volatile
40 Indonesia 3.2% 2025 down 74.8% volatile
41 El Salvador 3.1% 2023 down 32.6% volatile
42 Georgia 2.7% 2024 down 64.9% falling
42 North Macedonia 2.7% 2019 down 67.1% volatile
44 Morocco 2.6% 2013 down 75.0% falling
45 Ecuador 2.5% 2025 down 19.4% volatile
46 Sri Lanka 2.2% 2019 down 60.0% volatile
47 Kyrgyzstan 2.1% 2024 down 66.1% volatile
48 Brazil 2.0% 2024 down 35.5% volatile
48 Panama 2.0% 2024 down 48.7% volatile
50 Nepal 1.8% 2022 down 86.0% volatile
51 Iran 1.7% 2023 up 21.4% volatile
51 Montenegro 1.7% 2021 up 466.7% volatile
53 Uzbekistan 1.5% 2025 — volatile
54 Bolivia 1.4% 2024 down 64.1% volatile
54 Palestine 1.4% 2023 up 250.0% volatile
56 Paraguay 1.3% 2024 down 53.6% volatile
57 Egypt 1.2% 2021 down 25.0% volatile
58 Jamaica 1.1% 2021 — volatile
58 Mexico 1.1% 2024 down 76.6% volatile
58 Vietnam 1.1% 2022 down 52.2% volatile
61 Armenia 0.9% 2024 down 60.9% volatile
61 United States 0.9% 2024 down 18.2% rising
63 Belize 0.8% 2018 — falling
63 Italy 0.8% 2023 down 38.5% volatile
63 Japan 0.8% 2020 up 100.0% rising
63 Lithuania 0.8% 2023 down 11.1% volatile
63 Serbia 0.8% 2023 down 86.0% volatile
68 Argentina 0.7% 2024 down 12.5% volatile
68 Australia 0.7% 2020 up 75.0% falling
68 Bulgaria 0.7% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
68 Hungary 0.7% 2017 up 250.0% volatile
72 Germany 0.6% 2022 up 500.0% volatile
72 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2024 down 76.0% volatile
72 Spain 0.6% 2023 down 40.0% flat
72 Sweden 0.6% 2023 unchanged volatile
76 Costa Rica 0.5% 2025 down 70.6% volatile
76 Romania 0.5% 2023 down 91.5% volatile
76 Tunisia 0.5% 2021 down 75.0% volatile
79 Austria 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% volatile
79 Greece 0.4% 2023 down 60.0% volatile
79 Latvia 0.4% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
79 Mongolia 0.4% 2022 down 60.0% volatile
83 Albania 0.3% 2020 down 66.7% volatile
83 Chile 0.3% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
83 Denmark 0.3% 2023 unchanged volatile
83 Estonia 0.3% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
83 United Kingdom 0.3% 2021 up 50.0% volatile
83 Israel 0.3% 2022 down 50.0% rising
83 Malta 0.3% 2023 — volatile
83 Portugal 0.3% 2023 down 62.5% volatile
83 Slovakia 0.3% 2023 down 25.0% volatile
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% 2021 down 71.4% flat
92 Canada 0.2% 2022 unchanged volatile
92 Finland 0.2% 2023 up 100.0% volatile
92 Croatia 0.2% 2023 down 77.8% volatile
92 Norway 0.2% 2023 up 100.0% falling
92 Poland 0.2% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
98 Belgium 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
98 Switzerland 0.1% 2022 — volatile
98 France 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
98 Ireland 0.1% 2023 down 83.3% volatile
98 Iceland 0.1% 2019 unchanged volatile
98 Jordan 0.1% 2010 down 87.5% volatile
98 South Korea 0.1% 2021 down 75.0% volatile
98 Moldova 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
98 Netherlands 0.1% 2021 unchanged volatile
98 Russia 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
98 Turkey 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% volatile
98 Uruguay 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
110 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2005 down 100.0% volatile
110 Belarus 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
110 Bhutan 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
110 China 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
110 Cyprus 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
110 Czechia 0.0% 2023 — volatile
110 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
110 Luxembourg 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
110 Malaysia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
110 Slovenia 0.0% 2023 — volatile
110 Thailand 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
110 Ukraine 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,843 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (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.