Prosperity gap in Armenia
Armenia: Prosperity gap was 3.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 3.61 for prosperity gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Armenia peaked at 7.34 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2024.
That places Armenia 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.06 | — |
| 2001 | 7.34 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.84 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 6.38 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.67 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 4.95 | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 4.31 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 4.05 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.45 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.48 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.37 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.24 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.13 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.93 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.78 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.86 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.94 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.06 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.97 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.99 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.03 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.99 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.61 | -9.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.06 | 7.06 | 7.06 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.41 | 4.05 | 7.34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 3.78 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 | 3.61 | 4.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Armenia?
- Prosperity gap in Armenia was 3.61 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 in 2001.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for prosperity gap?
- Armenia ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.