The poverty gap
The poverty gap is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the incomes of all people in extreme poverty up to the International PovertyLine of $2.15 a day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.
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- Access to electricity vs. share in extreme poverty
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share in extreme poverty
- Cereal yield vs share in extreme poverty
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
- Children per woman vs. share living in extreme poverty
- Comparison of extreme poverty estimates, World Bank PIP vs Bradshaw & Mayhew (2011)
- Daily GDP per capita vs. mean income or consumption per dayDaily GDP per capita, with comparison lines
- Daily income of the poorest and richest decile
- Death rate from indoor air pollution vs. share in extreme poverty
- Death rate from unsafe water sources vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsmore thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsfewer thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Energy use per capita vs. share in extreme poverty
- Expected years of schooling vs. share of population in extreme poverty
- Extreme poverty and child mortality
- GDP per capita2017 Int-$
- GDP per capita vs. Daily income of the poorest 10%
- GDP per capita vs. mean income or consumption per day
- GDP per capita vs. median income or consumption per day
- Global Hunger Index vs. share in extreme poverty
- Hidden Hunger Index vs. share in extreme poverty
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?Current estimates
- Intensity of multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Intensity of multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- Level of income: top 10% vs bottom 10%
- Mean income or consumption per day2017 Int-$
- Mean income or consumption per dayMarimekko
- Mean vs. median daily income
- Median income or consumption per day
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Current estimates
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Harmonized over time estimates
- National poverty line vs. GDP per capita
- National poverty line vs. GDP per capitaBy income group
- National poverty line vs. mean daily income or consumption
- National poverty line vs. median income or consumption per day
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank
- Number of people living in extreme povertyLine chart
- Number of people living in extreme povertyStacked area chart
- Number of people living in extreme poverty by regionHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Number of people living in extreme poverty by region'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Poverty gap index at $2.15 per day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a dayMarimekko
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a dayLine chart
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $3.65 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $6.85 a day
- Prevalence of undernourishment vs. share in extreme poverty
- Prevalence of underweight children vs. share in extreme poverty
- Prevalence vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 40% of the median
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 50% of the median
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 60% of the median
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy at birth
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index
- Share in extreme poverty: Cost of basic needs approach vs. living on less than $1.90 a dayHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholdsHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
- Share living on less than $6.85 a day vs mean income or consumption
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
- Share of population below and above $30 per dayStacked bar: Above/below $30 per day
- Share of population in multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional poverty: Urban vs. ruralHarmonized over time estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional poverty: Urban vs. ruralCurrent estimates
- Share of population living in extreme povertyLine chart
- Share of population living in extreme poverty'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Line chart
- Share of population living in extreme poverty'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Stacked area chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Line chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Stacked area chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyMarimekko
- Share of population living in extreme poverty vs GDP per capita
- Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
- Share of population living in poverty by national poverty lines
- Share of population living with less than $2.15 and $3.65 per day
- Share of population within different income thresholdsStacked bar: Above/below $30 per day
- Share of rural population living in poverty at national poverty lines
- Share of urban and rural population living in poverty by national poverty lines
- Share of urban population living in poverty at national poverty lines
- Share vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
- World population living in extreme povertyWorld Bank & Bourguignon and Morrisson