Ecuador vs Montenegro: Poverty gap index extreme poverty

Ecuador
0.9934
in 2025
Montenegro
1.22
in 2021
Ecuador rank
42nd
Montenegro rank
39th

Poverty gap index extreme poverty over time

  • Ecuador
  • Montenegro
051015199420092025

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 1.22 against 0.9934 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2266.

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 1.57 1.42 0.1523 Ecuador
2020s 2.2 1.12 1.08 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap index extreme poverty, Ecuador or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 1.22 against 0.9934 in Ecuador as of 2021.
What is the difference in poverty gap index extreme poverty between Ecuador and Montenegro?
0.2266, 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 extreme poverty?
Ecuador ranks 42nd and Montenegro ranks 39th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Poverty gap index extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty gap index extreme poverty
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed