Poverty gap at rural poverty line (%) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Poverty gap at rural poverty line is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the national rural 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 rural poverty line (%) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Zambia (2004)44
2Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)34.9
3Sierra Leone (2003)34.57
4Madagascar (2005)28.9
5Nigeria (2003)26.6
6Liberia (2007)26.3
7Mozambique (2002)20.9
8Burkina Faso (2003)17.6
9Cameroon (2007)17.5
10Kenya (2005)17.5
11Ghana (2005)13.5
12Uganda (2005)9.7
13Benin (1999)9.38
14Malawi (2004)8.6
15Morocco (1999)6.7
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