Prosperity gap in Cyprus
Cyprus: Prosperity gap was 0.6079 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prosperity gap in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.6079 for prosperity gap in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Cyprus peaked at 0.8931 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6079, in 2023.
That places Cyprus 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prosperity gap in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8015 | — |
| 2005 | 0.7056 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6418 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6462 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.657 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7578 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6771 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6754 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7258 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8228 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8931 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8011 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7732 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7275 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7024 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8195 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6559 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6331 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6364 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6079 | -4.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.6079 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.6079 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7016 | 0.6418 | 0.8015 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7618 | 0.6754 | 0.8931 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6333 | 0.6079 | 0.6559 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Cyprus?
- Prosperity gap in Cyprus was 0.6079 in 2023, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8931 in 2014.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6079 in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for prosperity gap?
- Cyprus ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.