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Denmark: Poverty gap at $4.20 a day

0.30percent · 20230.0% since 2013

Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Reported as: 2021 PPP. Annual figures for Denmark from 1987 to 2023.

19872023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.3
20220.2
20210.1
20200.1
20190.2
20180.2
20170.1
20160.2
20150.2
20140.2
20130.3
20120
20110
20100
20090.3
20080.2
20070.1
20060.1
20050.2
20040.3
20030.3
20000.1
19950.1
19920.5
19870.5

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Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Poverty gap at $4.20 a day. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-poverty-gap-at-4-20-a-day (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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