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

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Poverty gap at urban poverty line is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the national urban 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 urban poverty line (%) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)26.2
2Zambia (2004)22
3Liberia (2007)20.2
4Mozambique (2002)19.7
5Madagascar (2005)19.3
6Nigeria (2003)16.2
7Sierra Leone (2003)16.13
8Kenya (2005)11.4
9Benin (1999)6.9
10Burkina Faso (2003)5.1
11Uganda (2005)3.5
12Ghana (2005)3.1
13Cameroon (2007)2.8
14Malawi (2004)2.8
15Morocco (1999)2.5
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