Japan vs Serbia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Japan
0.5%
in 2020
Serbia
0.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
57th
Serbia rank
60th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Serbia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 57th and Serbia ranks 60th of 120 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Japan or Serbia?
- Japan, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Serbia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Japan and Serbia?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Japan ranks 57th and Serbia ranks 60th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – 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).