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

56.2 (%) in 2014

In 2014, poverty gap at $5.5 a day for Niger was 56.2 %. Poverty gap at $5.5 a day of Niger fell gradually from 76.6 % in 1994 to 56.2 % 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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