Poverty gap at national poverty line (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Poverty gap at national poverty line is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the World Bank's country poverty assessments.
Poverty gap at national poverty line (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Zambia (2004)36
2Swaziland (2001)32.91
3Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)32.2
4Sierra Leone (2003)27.3
5Madagascar (2005)26.8
6Gambia (2003)25.9
7Guinea-Bissau (2000)25.7
8Nigeria (2003)22.8
9Mozambique (2002)20.5
10Cameroon (2001)19.1
11Kenya (2005)16.3
12Burkina Faso (2003)15.3
13Ethiopia (2000)12
14Ghana (2005)9.6
15Uganda (2005)8.7
16Malawi (2004)8
17South Africa (2008)6
18Morocco (1999)4.4
19Egypt (2000)2.97
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