Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Japan
Japan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Japan, 2008–2020
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 Japan is 0.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Japan peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Japan ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.059 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0856 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Japan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Japan was 0.5% in 2020, 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Japan ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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).