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

11.7 (%) in 2018

In 2018, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for Sierra Leone was 11.7 %. Between 1989 and 2018, poverty gap at $1.9 a day of Sierra Leone was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 52.4 % in 1989 to 11.7 % in 2018.

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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 Sierra Leone poverty gap at $1.9 a day?