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social2025

Prosperity gap

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.0value
Median: 3.3value
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
26.1value
Lowest
Luxembourg
0.4value
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo26.1value
2Haiti25.2value
3Mozambique24.4value
4South Sudan23.0value
5Zambia22.9value
By Region
Africa7.5value(9 countries)
Other6.8value(96 countries)
Asia3.1value(22 countries)
South America2.8value(6 countries)
North America2.3value(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4value)High (26.1value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.0value)

Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (22)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo26.1value
2Haiti25.2value
3Mozambique24.4value
4South Sudan23.0value
5Zambia22.9value
6Central African Republic18.2value
7Malawi16.7value
8Burundi16.4value
9Madagascar14.4value
10Papua New Guinea13.5value
11Uganda13.1value
12Niger11.3value
13Ghana11.3value
14Zimbabwe11.2value
15Lesotho11.0value
16Angola11.0value
17Eswatini10.8value
18United Republic of Tanzania10.6value
19Republic of the Congo10.6value
20Kenya9.9value
21Nigeria9.8value
22Solomon Islands9.7value
23Chad9.5value
24Timor-Leste9.4value
25Burkina Faso9.4value
26Sierra Leone9.1value
27Ethiopia9.1value
28Guinea-Bissau9.1value
29Turkmenistan8.8value
30Rwanda8.8value
31Micronesia, Federated States of8.7value
32Togo8.6value
33Liberia8.5value
34Mali8.5value
35Yemen8.4value
36Djibouti8.3value
37Guyana7.7value
38Benin7.7value
39Cameroon7.3value
40Pakistan7.2value
41Namibia7.0value
42Republic of The Gambia6.9value
43Syrian Arab Republic6.8value
44Cote d'Ivoire6.7value
45Vanuatu6.6value
46Venezuela6.5value
47Botswana6.4value
48Senegal6.4value
49Honduras6.2value
50Guinea5.7value
51South Africa5.7value
52Sao Tome and Principe5.7value
53Myanmar5.7value
54Cape Verde5.7value
55Philippines5.6value
56Mauritania5.5value
57Sudan5.5value
58India5.4value
59Lao People's Democratic Republic5.1value
60Nauru5.0value
61Bangladesh5.0value
62Guatemala4.8value
63Tuvalu4.8value
64Comoros4.8value
65Equatorial Guinea4.7value
66Colombia4.7value
67Indonesia4.6value
68Fiji4.4value
69Tajikistan4.4value
70Kyrgyzstan4.4value
71Lebanon4.2value
72Nicaragua4.2value
73Sri Lanka4.0value
74Egypt3.9value
75Nepal3.9value
76Saint Lucia3.9value
77Samoa3.9value
78Morocco3.9value
79Georgia3.8value
80Kiribati3.8value
81Peru3.6value
82Armenia3.6value
83El Salvador3.6value
84Algeria3.4value
85Islamic Republic of Iran3.3value
86Marshall Islands3.3value
87Gabon3.3value
88Ecuador3.1value
89Trinidad and Tobago3.0value
90Azerbaijan3.0value
91The Republic of North Macedonia2.9value
92State of Palestine2.9value
93Iraq2.8value
94Tonga2.8value
95Barbados2.8value
96Montenegro2.8value
97Brazil2.7value
98Mongolia2.7value
99Vietnam2.6value
100Moldova, Republic of2.6value
101Jamaica2.6value
102Mexico2.5value
103Tunisia2.5value
104Suriname2.5value
105Albania2.5value
106Paraguay2.5value
107Panama2.4value
108Mauritius2.4value
109People's Republic of China2.4value
110Grenada2.4value
111Belize2.4value
112Bolivia2.4value
113Uzbekistan2.4value
114Kazakhstan2.4value
115Jordan2.3value
116Ukraine2.2value
117Dominican Republic2.1value
118Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1value
119Maldives2.1value
120Thailand2.0value
121Serbia2.0value
122Bhutan1.9value
123Hungary1.9value
124Seychelles1.8value
125Costa Rica1.7value
126Belarus1.6value
127Chile1.6value
128Lithuania1.6value
129Russian Federation1.6value
130Slovakia1.5value
131Bulgaria1.4value
132Uruguay1.4value
133Italy1.4value
134Romania1.3value
135Greece1.3value
136United States of America1.3value
137Spain1.3value
138Türkiye1.3value
139Latvia1.3value
140Japan1.2value
141Malaysia1.2value
142Israel1.2value
143Australia1.2value
144Germany1.1value
145Sweden1.1value
146Portugal1.1value
147Croatia1.1value
148Estonia1.0value
149Poland0.9value
150United Kingdom0.9value
151Czech Republic0.8value
152Austria0.8value
153Denmark0.8value
154Malta0.7value
155Taiwan, Province of China0.7value
156Finland0.7value
157Ireland0.7value
158South Korea0.7value
159Canada0.7value
160Slovenia0.6value
161France0.6value
162Cyprus0.6value
163Iceland0.6value
164Norway0.6value
165Belgium0.5value
166Netherlands0.5value
167United Arab Emirates0.5value
168Qatar0.5value
169Switzerland0.5value
170Luxembourg0.4value
Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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