Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Madagascar
Madagascar: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 27.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Madagascar, 1980–2021
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 Madagascar is 27.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Madagascar peaked at 43.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 39.6% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.5% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2174 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4488 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Madagascar?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Madagascar was 27.6% in 2021, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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).