Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Slovakia
Slovakia: Poverty gap index extreme poverty was 0.2066 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2066
Change on year
down 33.2%
World rank
80th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2016
All-time low
0.0163
in 1992
Years of data
22
1992–2023
Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.2066 for poverty gap index extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index extreme poverty in Slovakia peaked at 1.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0163, in 1992.
That places Slovakia 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.4647 | 0.0163 | 0.9132 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1797 | 0.0499 | 0.2628 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3412 | 0.0536 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1732 | 0.0616 | 0.309 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,560 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.49 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.176 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.05 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.084 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.084 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1087 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1001 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index extreme poverty in Slovakia?
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Slovakia was 0.2066 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for poverty gap index extreme poverty?
- Slovakia ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index extreme poverty rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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