Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela
Venezuela: Poverty gap index extreme poverty was 4.6 in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
4.6
Change on year
down 53.3%
World rank
26th
of 120 countries
All-time high
12.12
in 2003
All-time low
2.82
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2006
Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2006, poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela stood at 4.6.
The figure is down 53.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela peaked at 12.12 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.82, in 1981.
That places Venezuela 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.13 | 2.82 | 3.64 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.57 | 3 | 7.01 | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.82 | 4.6 | 12.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.08 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,080 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.19 (2015)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.512 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.44 (2014)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1135 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1135 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1597 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2114 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela?
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Venezuela was 4.6 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 12.12 in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for poverty gap index extreme poverty?
- Venezuela ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is poverty gap index extreme poverty rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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