Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index, 2019

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day. The poverty gap index is the mean shortfall from that poverty line counting thenon-poor as having zero shortfall, and expressed as a percentage of the poverty line.

Poverty gap index at $2.15 per day0%5%10%15%20%25%30%ShareinextremepovertyChinaChinaIndiaIndiaNigeriaNigeriaTanzaniaTanzaniaSudanSudanAngolaAngolaMozambiqueMozambiqueNigerNigerRwandaRwandaSierra LeoneSierra LeoneAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2022)

Note: This data is measured in international-$ at 2017 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measuredafter taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.