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Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) by country

The average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28 per day (adjusted for differences in purchasing power parity across countries). It is measured as the average factor by which incomes fall short of $28.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
24.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
Mozambique
Lowest
0.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
Luxembourg
Median
2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,875

What the numbers show

Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 24.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day, and the mean is 4.13 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 134.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 71.7%).

Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 24.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 19.6% falling
2 Zambia 22.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 9.0% flat
3 Malawi 16.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 down 7.2% rising
4 Burundi 16.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 4.1% falling
5 Madagascar 14.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 0.7% falling
6 Uganda 12.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 0.8% falling
7 Ghana 11.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2016 down 26.6% falling
7 Niger 11.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 12.4% falling
9 Tanzania 10.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2018 down 22.6% falling
10 Kenya 9.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 7.6% rising
11 Nigeria 9.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 8.9% falling
12 Burkina Faso 9.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 35.6% falling
13 Ethiopia 9.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 1.1% falling
13 Guinea-Bissau 9.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 56.5% falling
15 Rwanda 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 37.6% falling
16 Togo 8.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 49.7% falling
17 Mali 8.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 34.6% volatile
18 Benin 7.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 50.0% falling
19 Kosovo 7.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 74.4% rising
19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 74.4% rising
21 Cameroon 7.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 6.4% falling
22 Pakistan 7.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 up 1.4% falling
23 Gambia 6.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 22.5% volatile
24 Syria 6.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 134.5% rising
25 Cote d'Ivoire 6.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 43.7% rising
26 Venezuela 6.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2006 down 4.4% rising
27 Botswana 6.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2015 down 31.9% falling
27 Senegal 6.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 49.6% falling
29 Honduras 6.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 4.6% falling
30 Guinea 5.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2018 down 44.1% volatile
30 South Africa 5.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 23.0% falling
32 Mauritania 5.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 down 16.7% falling
33 Laos 5.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 25.0% falling
34 Bangladesh 5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 31.5% falling
35 India 4.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 36.4% falling
36 Guatemala 4.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 11.6% volatile
37 Colombia 4.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 7.8% falling
38 Indonesia 4.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 down 33.8% falling
39 Kyrgyzstan 4.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 24.1% falling
39 Philippines 4.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 31.2% falling
39 Tajikistan 4.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 25.4% falling
42 Nicaragua 4.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2014 down 30.0% volatile
43 Sri Lanka 4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 down 23.1% falling
44 Egypt 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 7.1% falling
44 Morocco 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2013 down 36.1% falling
44 Nepal 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 43.5% falling
47 Georgia 3.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 30.9% falling
48 Armenia 3.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 12.2% falling
48 Peru 3.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 10.0% falling
48 El Salvador 3.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 16.3% falling
51 Iran 3.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 2.9% falling
52 Ecuador 3.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 down 8.8% falling
53 Azerbaijan 3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2005 down 57.7% falling
54 North Macedonia 2.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 down 49.1% flat
54 Palestine 2.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 7.4% flat
56 Montenegro 2.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 33.3% rising
57 Brazil 2.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 15.6% falling
57 Mongolia 2.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 15.6% falling
59 Jamaica 2.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 — falling
59 Moldova 2.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 unchanged volatile
59 Vietnam 2.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 29.7% volatile
62 Albania 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 28.6% falling
62 Mexico 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 40.5% falling
62 Paraguay 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 19.4% falling
62 Tunisia 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 24.2% falling
66 Belize 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2018 — falling
66 Bolivia 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 27.3% volatile
66 China 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 52.9% volatile
66 Kazakhstan 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 11.1% falling
66 Panama 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 25.0% volatile
66 Uzbekistan 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 — volatile
72 Jordan 2.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2010 down 23.3% falling
73 Ukraine 2.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 15.4% falling
74 Argentina 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 up 5.0% falling
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 8.7% falling
74 Dominican Republic 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 36.4% falling
77 Serbia 2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 63.6% rising
77 Thailand 2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 16.7% falling
79 Bhutan 1.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 51.3% falling
79 Hungary 1.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2017 up 5.6% falling
81 Costa Rica 1.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 down 32.0% volatile
82 Belarus 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 33.3% volatile
82 Chile 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 27.3% falling
82 Lithuania 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 20.0% falling
85 Slovakia 1.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 6.2% falling
86 Bulgaria 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 46.2% falling
86 Italy 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 26.3% rising
86 Uruguay 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 unchanged falling
89 Spain 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 18.8% falling
89 Greece 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 31.6% rising
89 Latvia 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 43.5% falling
89 Romania 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 71.7% falling
89 Turkey 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 48.0% falling
89 United States 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 18.8% falling
95 Australia 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 up 33.3% falling
95 Israel 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 25.0% falling
95 Japan 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 up 20.0% falling
95 Malaysia 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 40.0% falling
99 Germany 1.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 83.3% rising
99 Croatia 1.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 47.6% rising
99 Portugal 1.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 31.2% falling
99 Sweden 1.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged falling
103 Estonia 1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 47.4% falling
103 Russia 1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 37.5% falling
105 United Kingdom 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 12.5% falling
105 Poland 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 40.0% falling
107 Austria 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 14.3% rising
107 Czechia 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 20.0% falling
107 Denmark 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged falling
110 Canada 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 unchanged falling
110 Finland 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 16.7% falling
110 Ireland 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 50.0% falling
110 South Korea 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 41.7% falling
110 Malta 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 12.5% falling
115 Cyprus 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 25.0% falling
115 France 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged falling
115 Iceland 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 unchanged falling
115 Norway 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 20.0% falling
115 Slovenia 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 33.3% falling
120 Belgium 0.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 28.6% falling
120 Switzerland 0.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged falling
120 Netherlands 0.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 16.7% falling
123 Luxembourg 0.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 20.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)
Unit
average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,875 data points, 1963–2025
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The average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28 per day (adjusted for differences in purchasing power parity across countries). It is measured as the average factor by which incomes fall short of $28.