Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap was 2.19 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 2.19 for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 66.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.45 | 9.81 | 66.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 4.92 | 13.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 2.19 | 9.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.8 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,799 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.85 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1005 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1005 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1309 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1534 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Kyrgyzstan?
- Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Kyrgyzstan was 2.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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