Italy vs Lithuania: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Italy
0.7%
in 2023
Lithuania
0.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
50th
Lithuania rank
49th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Italy
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Italy ranks 50th and Lithuania ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.9% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Italy or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Italy and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Italy ranks 50th and Lithuania ranks 49th 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).