Canada vs Egypt: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Canada
0.2%
in 2022
Egypt
0.2%
in 2021
Canada rank
86th
Egypt rank
85th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 86th and Egypt ranks 85th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Canada or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Canada and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Canada ranks 86th and Egypt ranks 85th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – 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).