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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 $64.38% 2000
2 LiberiaLiberia $59.51% 2007
3 BurundiBurundi $56.06% 2006
4 RwandaRwanda $55.68% 2000
5 MozambiqueMozambique $53.56% 2003
6 MalawiMalawi $51.78% 2004
7 GuineaGuinea $50.25% 2003
8 ZambiaZambia $48.27% 2004
9 MadagascarMadagascar $46.93% 2005
10 NigeriaNigeria $46.89% 2004
11 NigerNiger $46.65% 2005
12 SwazilandSwaziland $45.84% 2001
13 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $45.30% 2003
14 ChadChad $43.92% 2003
15 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $42.39% 2006
16 AngolaAngola $42.35% 2000
17 HaitiHaiti $41.81% 2001
18 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $39.26% 2003
19 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the $38.82% 2005
20 NepalNepal $37.82% 2004
21 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $37.53% 2003
22 NamibiaNamibia $36.51% 1993
23 MaliMali $36.50% 2006
24 UgandaUganda $36.37% 2005
25 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $34.83% 2002
26 ComorosComoros $34.16% 2004
27 BangladeshBangladesh $33.81% 2005
28 BeninBenin $33.50% 2003
29 UzbekistanUzbekistan $33.18% 2003
30 LesothoLesotho $33.05% 2003
31 LaosLaos $31.05% 2002
32 IndiaIndia $30.41% 2005
33 EthiopiaEthiopia $28.86% 2005
34 TogoTogo $27.90% 2006
35 East TimorEast Timor $27.02% 2007
36 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $25.49% 1996
37 The GambiaThe Gambia $24.88% 2003
38 SenegalSenegal $24.66% 2005
39 CameroonCameroon $23.65% 2001
40 GhanaGhana $22.31% 2006
41 BotswanaBotswana $22.29% 1994
42 IndonesiaIndonesia $21.78% 2007
43 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ $21.63% 2001
44 CambodiaCambodia $20.11% 2007
45 BhutanBhutan $18.82% 2003
46 PakistanPakistan $18.74% 2005
47 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $18.42% 1998
48 South AfricaSouth Africa $18.31% 2000
49 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $17.62% 2002
50 TajikistanTajikistan $16.75% 2004
51 PhilippinesPhilippines $16.35% 2006
52 VietnamVietnam $16.20% 2006
53 MauritaniaMauritania $15.89% 2000
54 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia $15.51% 1995
55 KenyaKenya $15.11% 2005
56 Cape VerdeCape Verde $14.85% 2001
57 DjiboutiDjibouti $14.57% 2002
58 HondurasHonduras $14.15% 2006
59 NicaraguaNicaragua $12.26% 2005
60 ChinaChina $12.21% 2005
61 ColombiaColombia $11.87% 2006
62 Sri LankaSri Lanka $11.85% 2002
63 SurinameSuriname $11.74% 1999
64 GeorgiaGeorgia $10.92% 2005
65 BelizeBelize $10.28% 1995
66 BoliviaBolivia $9.54% 2007
67 GuatemalaGuatemala $8.94% 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) $8.61% 2002
68 PanamaPanama $7.06% 2006
69 GuyanaGuyana $6.94% 1998
70 AlgeriaAlgeria $6.45% 1995
71 PeruPeru $6.23% 2007
72 ParaguayParaguay $5.53% 2007
73 El SalvadorEl Salvador $5.31% 2007
74 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $5.22% 2007
75 GabonGabon $5.01% 2005
76 ArmeniaArmenia $4.58% 2007
77 BrazilBrazil $4.15% 2007
78 EcuadorEcuador $4.00% 2007
79 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $3.88% 1992
80 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $3.86% 2007
81 MexicoMexico $3.33% 2008
82 VenezuelaVenezuela $3.22% 2006
83 MoroccoMorocco $3.15% 2007
84 TunisiaTunisia $3.01% 2000
85 MongoliaMongolia $2.90% 2008
=86 MoldovaMoldova $2.72% 2007
=86 ArgentinaArgentina $2.72% 2006
88 TurkeyTurkey $2.39% 2006
89 ThailandThailand $1.95% 2004
90 MalaysiaMalaysia $1.37% 2004
91 Costa RicaCosta Rica $1.31% 2007
92 UruguayUruguay $1.02% 2007
93 JamaicaJamaica $0.92% 2004
94 BulgariaBulgaria $0.85% 2003
95 JordanJordan $0.62% 2006
=96 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ $0.50% 2008
=96 UkraineUkraine $0.50% 2008
=96 RussiaRussia $0.50% 2007
=96 LatviaLatvia $0.50% 2007
=96 BelarusBelarus $0.50% 2007
=96 SeychellesSeychelles $0.50% 2007
=96 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $0.50% 2007
=96 KazakhstanKazakhstan $0.50% 2007
=96 ChileChile $0.50% 2006
=96 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $0.50% 2005
=96 PolandPoland $0.50% 2005
=96 CroatiaCroatia $0.50% 2005
=96 SloveniaSlovenia $0.50% 2004
=96 LithuaniaLithuania $0.50% 2004
=96 HungaryHungary $0.50% 2004
=96 EstoniaEstonia $0.50% 2004
=96 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $0.50% 1996
=96 SlovakiaSlovakia $0.50% 1996
114 RomaniaRomania $0.08% 2007

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