Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor was 2.71 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
2.71
Change on year
down 29.0%
World rank
48th
of 120 countries
All-time high
28.25
in 1985
All-time low
2.71
in 2019
Years of data
9
1985–2019
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka is 2.71, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.25 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.25 | 28.25 | 28.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.2 | 23.03 | 23.37 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.56 | 7.81 | 20.71 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.29 | 2.71 | 6.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,804 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.66 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0829 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0829 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1045 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3658 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka was 2.71 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.25 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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