Nicaragua - Poverty gap at $5.5 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

12.3 (%) in 2014

In 2014, poverty gap at $5.5 a day for Nicaragua was 12.3 %. Poverty gap at $5.5 a day of Nicaragua fell gradually from 36.9 % in 1998 to 12.3 % in 2014.

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What is poverty gap at $5.5 a day?

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 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.

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