Austria vs Sri Lanka: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Austria
0.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4%
in 2019
Austria rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
64th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Austria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Austria ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Austria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Austria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Austria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Austria and Sri Lanka rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Austria ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).