Lesotho - Poverty gap at $1.9 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

9.4 (%) in 2017

In 2017, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for Lesotho was 9.4 %. Poverty gap at $1.9 a day of Lesotho fell gradually from 24.3 % in 1986 to 9.4 % in 2017.

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What is poverty gap at $1.9 a day?

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

What is Lesotho poverty gap at $1.9 a day?