Bangladesh vs Brazil: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Bangladesh
1.0%
in 2022
Brazil
1.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
43rd
Brazil rank
41st
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Brazil ranks 41st of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 14.1% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Brazil ranks 41st 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.
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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).