| # | Flag | Country | Poverty gap at national poverty lines (%)Poverty gap at national poverty lines (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.3% | 2006 | |
| 2 | Madagascar | 35.9% | 2001 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 35.6% | 2005 | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 33.1% | 2008 | |
| 5 | Swaziland | 30.4% | 2009 | |
| 6 | Lesotho | 29.5% | 2010 | |
| 7 | Gambia | 27.9% | 2010 | |
| 8 | Burundi | 25.1% | 2014 | |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 25% | 2002 | |
| 10 | Liberia | 24.4% | 2007 | |
| 11 | Haiti | 24.4% | 2012 | |
| 12 | South Sudan | 23.7% | 2009 | |
| 13 | Togo | 22.1% | 2015 | |
| 14 | Mozambique | 21.2% | 2008 | |
| 15 | Chad | 19.7% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Niger | 19.6% | 2011 | |
| 17 | Malawi | 18.9% | 2010 | |
| 18 | Guinea | 18.4% | 2012 | |
| 19 | Nigeria | 17% | 2009 | |
| 20 | Bolivia | 16.8% | 2015 | |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 16.7% | 2011 | |
| 22 | Ivory Coast | 16.3% | 2015 | |
| 23 | Kenya | 16.3% | 2005 | |
| 24 | Sudan | 16.2% | 2009 | |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 16.1% | 2011 | |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 15.7% | 2009 | |
| 27 | Federated States of Micronesia | 15.1% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Senegal | 14.5% | 2010 | |
| 29 | Mauritania | 14.5% | 2008 | |
| 30 | Cameroon | 14.4% | 2014 | |
| 31 | Angola | 12.7% | 2008 | |
| 32 | Seychelles | 12.6% | 2013 | |
| 33 | Botswana | 11.7% | 2003 | |
| 34 | East Timor | 10.4% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Colombia | 10.3% | 2015 | |
| 36 | Gabon | 10% | 2005 | |
| 37 | Fiji | 9.9% | 2008 | |
| 38 | Benin | 9.8% | 2011 | |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 9.7% | 2014 | |
| 40 | Yemen | 8.9% | 2005 | |
| 41 | Namibia | 8.8% | 2009 | |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 8.8% | 2015 | |
| 43 | Ecuador | 8.5% | 2015 | |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 8.1% | 2014 | |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 8.1% | 2007 | |
| 46 | Ghana | 7.8% | 2012 | |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 7.8% | 2010 | |
| 48 | Syria | 7.4% | 2007 | |
| 49 | Lebanon | 7% | 2012 | |
| 50 | Tanzania | 6.7% | 2011 | |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 6.5% | 2010 | |
| 52 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2013 | |
| 53 | Laos | 5.5% | 2012 | |
| 54 | Peru | 5.4% | 2015 | |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4% | 2014 | |
| 56 | Nepal | 5.4% | 2010 | |
| 57 | Uganda | 5.2% | 2012 | |
| 58 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2014 | |
| 59 | Philippines | 5.1% | 2012 | |
| 60 | Vietnam | 4.5% | 2012 | |
| 61 | Armenia | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| 62 | Iraq | 4.1% | 2012 | |
| 63 | India | 4% | 2011 | |
| 64 | Egypt | 3.6% | 2004 | |
| 65 | Jordan | 3.6% | 2010 | |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 3.2% | 2013 | |
| 67 | Cambodia | 3.1% | 2012 | |
| 68 | Albania | 2.9% | 2012 | |
| 69 | Bhutan | 2.6% | 2012 | |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 2% | 2007 | |
| 71 | Morocco | 1.9% | 2007 | |
| 72 | Uruguay | 1.6% | 2015 | |
| 73 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2014 | |
| 74 | Russia | 1.3% | 2015 | |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2012 | |
| 76 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2009 | |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2014 | |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2015 |