Prosperity gap in Rwanda
Rwanda: Prosperity gap was 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Rwanda, 2000–2023
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
In 2023, prosperity gap in Rwanda stood at 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Rwanda peaked at 22.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.15 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 19.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 22.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.57 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 13.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 15.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 12 Burkina Faso 9.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 13 Ethiopia 9.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 9.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 16 Togo 8.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 17 Mali 8.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
- 18 Benin 7.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day compare
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1683 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Rwanda?
- Prosperity gap in Rwanda was 8.8 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2000.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for prosperity gap?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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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.