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Economy > Poverty > Poverty gap at $1.25 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.".

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 TanzaniaTanzania $46.84% 2000
2 LiberiaLiberia $40.78% 2007
3 RwandaRwanda $38.21% 2000
4 BurundiBurundi $36.39% 2006
5 MozambiqueMozambique $35.40% 2003
6 ZambiaZambia $32.76% 2004
7 MalawiMalawi $32.31% 2004
8 GuineaGuinea $32.24% 2003
9 AngolaAngola $29.94% 2000
10 NigeriaNigeria $29.57% 2004
11 SwazilandSwaziland $29.38% 2001
12 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $28.30% 2003
13 HaitiHaiti $28.24% 2001
14 NigerNiger $28.08% 2005
15 MadagascarMadagascar $26.52% 2005
16 ChadChad $25.64% 2003
17 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $25.31% 2006
18 NamibiaNamibia $24.59% 1993
19 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the $22.82% 2005
20 ComorosComoros $20.82% 2004
21 LesothoLesotho $20.76% 2003
22 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $20.30% 2003
23 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $20.27% 2003
24 NepalNepal $19.71% 2004
25 UgandaUganda $19.11% 2005
26 MaliMali $18.79% 2006
27 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $16.52% 2002
28 BeninBenin $15.73% 2003
29 UzbekistanUzbekistan $15.04% 2003
30 BangladeshBangladesh $13.08% 2005
31 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $12.29% 1996
32 LaosLaos $12.11% 2002
33 The GambiaThe Gambia $12.05% 2003
34 TogoTogo $11.37% 2006
35 BotswanaBotswana $11.04% 1994
36 IndiaIndia $10.83% 2005
37 SenegalSenegal $10.80% 2005
38 GhanaGhana $10.49% 2006
39 CameroonCameroon $10.17% 2001
40 EthiopiaEthiopia $9.60% 2005
41 East TimorEast Timor $8.73% 2007
42 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ $8.40% 2001
43 HondurasHonduras $8.19% 2006
44 South AfricaSouth Africa $8.18% 2000
45 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia $7.19% 1995
46 IndonesiaIndonesia $7.08% 2007
47 BhutanBhutan $6.98% 2003
48 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $6.97% 1998
49 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $6.82% 2002
50 KenyaKenya $6.10% 2005
51 CambodiaCambodia $6.05% 2007
52 SurinameSuriname $5.90% 1999
53 Cape VerdeCape Verde $5.86% 2001
54 ColombiaColombia $5.73% 2006
55 MauritaniaMauritania $5.66% 2000
56 BoliviaBolivia $5.59% 2007
57 PhilippinesPhilippines $5.48% 2006
58 BelizeBelize $5.41% 1995
59 DjiboutiDjibouti $5.29% 2002
60 NicaraguaNicaragua $5.23% 2005
61 TajikistanTajikistan $5.06% 2004
62 VietnamVietnam $4.62% 2006
63 GeorgiaGeorgia $4.36% 2005
64 PakistanPakistan $4.35% 2005
65 ChinaChina $3.95% 2005
66 GuyanaGuyana $3.90% 1998
67 GuatemalaGuatemala $3.46% 2006
68 PanamaPanama $3.07% 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) $3.07% 2002
69 ParaguayParaguay $2.74% 2007
70 El SalvadorEl Salvador $2.69% 2007
71 Sri LankaSri Lanka $2.64% 2002
72 PeruPeru $2.27% 2007
73 MexicoMexico $1.75% 2008
74 AlgeriaAlgeria $1.36% 1995
75 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $1.27% 2007
76 BrazilBrazil $1.26% 2007
77 EcuadorEcuador $1.20% 2007
78 VenezuelaVenezuela $1.16% 2006
79 ArgentinaArgentina $1.15% 2006
80 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $1.05% 1992
81 GabonGabon $0.90% 2005
82 ArmeniaArmenia $0.68% 2007
83 MoroccoMorocco $0.54% 2007
84 MoldovaMoldova $0.51% 2007
=85 UkraineUkraine $0.50% 2008
=85 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ $0.50% 2008
=85 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $0.50% 2007
=85 KazakhstanKazakhstan $0.50% 2007
=85 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $0.50% 2007
=85 UruguayUruguay $0.50% 2007
=85 SeychellesSeychelles $0.50% 2007
=85 BelarusBelarus $0.50% 2007
=85 LatviaLatvia $0.50% 2007
=85 RomaniaRomania $0.50% 2007
=85 RussiaRussia $0.50% 2007
=85 Costa RicaCosta Rica $0.50% 2007
=85 TurkeyTurkey $0.50% 2006
=85 JordanJordan $0.50% 2006
=85 ChileChile $0.50% 2006
=85 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $0.50% 2005
=85 PolandPoland $0.50% 2005
=85 CroatiaCroatia $0.50% 2005
=85 LithuaniaLithuania $0.50% 2004
=85 HungaryHungary $0.50% 2004
=85 SloveniaSlovenia $0.50% 2004
=85 JamaicaJamaica $0.50% 2004
=85 MalaysiaMalaysia $0.50% 2004
=85 EstoniaEstonia $0.50% 2004
=85 ThailandThailand $0.50% 2004
=85 BulgariaBulgaria $0.50% 2003
=85 TunisiaTunisia $0.50% 2000
=85 SlovakiaSlovakia $0.50% 1996
=85 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $0.50% 1996
114 MongoliaMongolia $0.38% 2008

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