Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia
Russia: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia peaked at 7.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 5.5% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1013 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1013 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1536 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1867 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Russia was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Russia ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.