Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia
Tunisia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia peaked at 6.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Tunisia 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- 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 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.238 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1092 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2292 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tunisia was 0.1% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).