Ecuador vs Montenegro: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Ecuador
1.0%
in 2025
Montenegro
1.2%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
42nd
Montenegro rank
39th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Ecuador
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 42nd and Montenegro ranks 39th of 120 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Ecuador or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Ecuador and Montenegro?
- 0.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Montenegro?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Montenegro rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd and Montenegro ranks 39th 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).