Prosperity gap in Czechia

Czechia: Prosperity gap was 0.826 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.826
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.54
in 1992
All-time low
0.7468
in 2021
Years of data
24
1992–2023

Prosperity gap in Czechia, 1992–2023

00.511.51992200720231992: 1.51993: 1.51996: 1.42002: 1.22004: 1.22005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 12008: 12009: 0.9892010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 0.9762015: 0.942016: 0.8962017: 0.8542018: 0.8162019: 0.782020: 0.7842021: 0.7472022: 0.7962023: 0.826

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, prosperity gap in Czechia stood at 0.826.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Czechia peaked at 1.54 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7468, in 2021.

Czechia ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.48 1.38 1.54 3
2000s 1.1 0.9892 1.25 7
2010s 0.9313 0.7804 1.03 10
2020s 0.7882 0.7468 0.826 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 100 Estonia 1.02 compare
  2. 101 Poland 0.9354 compare
  3. 102 United Kingdom 0.8854 compare
  4. 104 Austria 0.8107 compare
  5. 105 Denmark 0.7729 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prosperity gap in Czechia?
Prosperity gap in Czechia was 0.826 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 in 1992.
What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7468 in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for prosperity gap?
Czechia ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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

Indicator
Prosperity gap
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.