Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Norway
Norway: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 91st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- 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 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (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 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Norway?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Norway was 0.1% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Norway ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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).