Prosperity gap in Georgia

Georgia: Prosperity gap was 3.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.84
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
45th
of 120 countries
All-time high
10.51
in 2000
All-time low
3.84
in 2024
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Prosperity gap in Georgia, 1996–2024

02.557.5101996201020241996: 5.11997: 9.11998: 9.11999: 9.92000: 10.52001: 10.42002: 7.42003: 7.62004: 7.32005: 7.52006: 7.52007: 7.72008: 7.22009: 7.32010: 7.62011: 7.42012: 6.62013: 5.92014: 5.52015: 5.22016: 5.22017: 5.32018: 5.32019: 5.12020: 5.52021: 5.32022: 4.82023: 4.12024: 3.8

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

Analysis

Georgia recorded 3.84 for prosperity gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Georgia peaked at 10.51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.84, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 45th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.31 5.13 9.91 4
2000s 8.05 7.19 10.51 10
2010s 5.9 5.08 7.59 10
2020s 4.7 3.84 5.49 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 42 Egypt 3.95 compare
  2. 43 Nepal 3.91 compare
  3. 44 Morocco 3.86 compare
  4. 46 Peru 3.63 compare
  5. 47 Armenia 3.61 compare
  6. 48 El Salvador 3.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prosperity gap in Georgia?
Prosperity gap in Georgia was 3.84 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 Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 10.51 in 2000.
What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.84 in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for prosperity gap?
Georgia ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia 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.