Prosperity gap in Czechia
Czechia: Prosperity gap was 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prosperity gap in Czechia, 1992β2023
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. Measured in average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day for prosperity gap in 2023.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Czechia peaked at 1.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 107th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.09 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.93 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.775 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 105 Poland 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 105 United Kingdom 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 107 Austria 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 107 Denmark 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 110 Canada 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 110 Finland 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 110 Ireland 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 110 Republic of Korea 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 110 Malta 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,070 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.088 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Czechia?
- Prosperity gap in Czechia was 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 1992.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for prosperity gap?
- Czechia ranks 107th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.