South Korea vs Mongolia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
South Korea
0.1%
in 2021
Mongolia
0.1%
in 2022
South Korea rank
95th
Mongolia rank
93rd
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- South Korea
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Mongolia ahead.
South Korea ranks 95th and Mongolia ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, South Korea or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between South Korea and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mongolia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Mongolia rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- South Korea ranks 95th and Mongolia ranks 93rd 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).