Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Hungary
Hungary: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Hungary, 1987–2017
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.5% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2017.
The figure is down 50.3% on the previous year and up 510.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Hungary peaked at 1.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 62nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.213 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1071 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1134 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Hungary?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Hungary was 0.5% in 2017, 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Hungary ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 510.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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).