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

3.0 (%) in 2010

In 2010, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for Nepal was 3 %. Poverty gap at $1.9 a day of Nepal fell gradually from 23.7 % in 1995 to 3 % in 2010.

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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 Nepal poverty gap at $1.9 a day?