United Republic of Tanzania - Poverty gap at $1.9 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

15.9 (%) in 2017

In 2017, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for United Republic of Tanzania was 15.9 %. Though United Republic of Tanzania poverty gap at $1.9 a day fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1991 - 2017 period ending at 15.9 % 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.

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