Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia
Estonia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 43.6% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia peaked at 1.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Estonia ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.061 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1078 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1567 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Estonia was 0.2% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Estonia ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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).