Denmark - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Denmark was 0.200 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 0.500 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1995.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 0.500
1992 0.500
1995 0.000
2000 0.000
2003 0.200
2004 0.200
2005 0.100
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.300
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.200
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.200

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Denmark was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 1987 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 1995.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 0.600
1992 0.500
1995 0.000
2000 0.000
2003 0.300
2004 0.300
2005 0.200
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.200
2009 0.300
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.300
2014 0.100
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.100
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Denmark was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 1992 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2012.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1987 0.700
1992 0.700
1995 0.100
2000 0.100
2003 0.300
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.300
2009 0.500
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.000
2013 0.300
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.300
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.300

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates