Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia
Zambia: Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
In 2023, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia stood at 0.5 5 year moving average.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2021.
That places Zambia 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.55 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 5 year moving average | 0 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia?
- Availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2004.
- What is the lowest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Comparability data from World Bank's Povcalnet