20 countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 4.20 U.S. dollars a day in 2024 (in 2021 PPP)

All the 20 countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 4.20 U.S. dollars a day in 2021 Purchasing Power Parities were located in Africa, except for Timor-Leste. The Democratic Republic of Congo had the most severe poverty levels at ** percent. Moreover, most of the countries with the highest poverty gaps are also the countries with the highest poverty rates in the world. Whereas the poverty rate only measures the share of the population living below the poverty line, the poverty gap measures the severity of the poverty.