Georgia vs United States: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Georgia
0.9%
in 2024
United States
0.8%
in 2024
Georgia rank
44th
United States rank
46th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Georgia
- United States
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Georgia ranks 44th and United States ranks 46th of 120 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 0.5% | 8.4% | Georgia |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 0.7% | 7.4% | Georgia |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3.4% | Georgia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Georgia or United States?
- Georgia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Georgia and United States?
- 0.1%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and United States rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Georgia ranks 44th and United States ranks 46th 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).