Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus
Cyprus: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5,249.2% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Cyprus 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,440 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.252 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0818 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1485 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Cyprus was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Cyprus ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).