Poverty Gap Calculator
Enter a positive poverty line z and nonnegative individual income or consumption values y in the same units and period.
Poverty Gap Calculator
Enter a positive poverty line z and nonnegative individual income or consumption values y in the same units and period.
Result
P1 = mean(max((z − y)/z, 0)). People at or above z contribute zero. The denominator includes everyone in the sample.
Unweighted sample arithmetic only. No population inference, survey weights or official indicator estimate. Do not paste names or identifiers; sample values remain on your device.
Numbers are rounded to 10 significant digits for display.
Calculations stay in this browser. Inputs are not uploaded or saved.
A QUICK WALKTHROUGH
How to use this tool
- Enter the inputs using consistent units.
- Calculate and review the model result.
- Change any input to clear the previous result.
Model and scope
P1 = mean(max((z − y)/z, 0)). People at or above z contribute zero. The denominator includes everyone in the sample. Unweighted sample arithmetic only. No population inference, survey weights or official indicator estimate. Do not paste names or identifiers; sample values remain on your device.
Method source
https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/millennium-development-goals/series/SI.POV.NAGP
Calculations stay in this browser. Inputs are not uploaded or saved.
Calculations stay in this browser. Inputs are not uploaded or saved.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common questions
What does this result mean?
Unweighted sample arithmetic only. No population inference, survey weights or official indicator estimate. Do not paste names or identifiers; sample values remain on your device.