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

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2021
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Zambia, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 1 5 year moving average2005: 1 5 year moving average2006: 1 5 year moving average2007: 1 5 year moving average2008: 1 5 year moving average2009: 1 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.5 5 year moving average2014: 0.5 5 year moving average2015: 1 5 year moving average2016: 0.5 5 year moving average2017: 0.5 5 year moving average2018: 0.5 5 year moving average2019: 0.5 5 year moving average2020: 0.5 5 year moving average2021: 0 5 year moving average2022: 0.5 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 4,340 data points, 2004–2023
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