Indonesia vs Italy: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Indonesia
0.6%
in 2025
Italy
0.7%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
53rd
Italy rank
50th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Indonesia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 50th of 120 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 0.4% | 40.8% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 1.1% | 32.5% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 0.7% | 11.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3.8% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Indonesia or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Indonesia and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Italy rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Indonesia ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 50th 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).