Countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide

All the 20 countries with the highest the poverty gaps worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in 2017 Purchasing Power Parities were located in Africa. Somalia had the most severe poverty levels at 52 percent. Moreover, most of the countries with the highest poverty gaps are also the countries with the highest poverty rates in the world. Whereas the poverty rate only measures the share of the population living below the poverty line, the poverty gap measures the severity of the poverty.

20 countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 2019 (in 2017 PPP)

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019*

Number of respondents

169 countries

Supplementary notes

The World Bank's poverty data is based on more than 2,000 household surveys in 169 countries. For more information on methodology, please visit the source page.

The source adds the following information: 'The poverty gap at 3.65 USD a day shows the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line at 3.65 USD a day. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.'

* Year of most recent value in bracket. Does not include countries of which values are from 2013 or earlier.

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