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Topic 14 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Armenia: Poverty & Inequality
How is a country’s income shared, and how many live below a line?
Armenia is placed 51st of 159 countries on poverty & inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Gini Index 27.15 (2023); Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day 0.28 (2023).
Share
Poverty & Inequality
51st
of 159 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Armenia on poverty & inequality — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 3
Gini Index
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Armenia’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
27.15
Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Lower is better
Armenia: 27.15. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 23 (India) to 59.07 (Namibia); the world median is 33.72.
- World median
- 33.72
- Best in Western Asia
- 26.37 Syria
- Land neighbours
- Georgia 34.76 · Iran 35.88 · Türkiye 43.68
Key 2 of 3
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Armenia’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
0.28
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lower is better
Armenia: 0.28. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0 (Czechia) to 48.69 (DR Congo); the world median is 0.345.
- World median
- 0.345
- Best in Western Asia
- 0 United Arab Emirates and Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Georgia 1.3 · Iran 0.49 · Türkiye 0.04
Key 3 of 3
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
44
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%)
Lower is better
Armenia: 44. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Belarus) to 93.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 26.4.
- World median
- 26.4
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.7 Azerbaijan
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 0.7 · Iran 37.4 · Türkiye 4
02Over time
Which way Armenia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Gini Index
Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) · lower is better
ArmeniaWorld median
Armenia fell from 34.78 in 2002 to 27.15 in 2023; the world median went from 37.14 to 33.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Armenia World median 2023 27.15 33.72 2022 27.95 33.91 2021 27.94 34.04 2020 25.13 34.18 2019 30.03 33.51 2018 34.43 35.25 2017 33.62 34.86 2016 32.55 34.47 2015 32.36 35.52 2014 31.48 34.79 2013 30.58 36.16 2012 29.60 35.40 2011 29.35 33.96 2010 29.99 33.71 2009 28.02 34.91 2008 29.19 34.60 2007 31.23 34.26 2006 29.71 35.63 2005 35.99 36.28 2004 37.51 34.29 2003 33.03 35.46 2002 34.78 37.14 Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%) · lower is better
ArmeniaWorld median
Armenia fell from 4.33 in 2002 to 0.28 in 2023; the world median went from 3.01 to 0.345.
Every year’s figures
Year Armenia World median 2023 0.28 0.345 2022 0.29 0.420 2021 0.29 0.335 2020 0.19 0.280 2019 0.39 0.380 2018 0.55 0.460 2017 0.36 0.300 2016 0.44 0.440 2015 0.50 0.500 2014 0.59 0.635 2013 0.68 0.515 2012 0.39 0.640 2011 0.52 0.430 2010 0.45 0.530 2009 0.52 0.600 2008 0.39 0.350 2007 0.70 0.360 2006 0.82 0.465 2005 1.25 1.250 2004 2.37 0.790 2003 2.90 1.650 2002 4.33 3.010 Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) · lower is better
ArmeniaWorld median
Armenia fell from 51.4 in 2017 to 44 in 2025; the world median went from 32.4 to 26.4.
Every year’s figures
Year Armenia World median 2025 44.0 26.40 2024 46.6 27.10 2023 57.4 27.15 2022 57.0 27.90 2021 56.8 29.65 2020 56.5 31.80 2019 55.5 29.05 2018 51.6 29.85 2017 51.4 32.40
03In context
Armenia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 159 countries on poverty & inequality, never a place within the region.
Armenia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 159; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Gini IndexGini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) | Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayPoverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%) | Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietShare of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 51st | 27.15 | 0.28 | 44 |
 Türkiye | 57th | 43.68 | 0.04 | 4 |
 Iran | =82nd | 35.88 | 0.49 | 37.4 |
 Georgia | 91st | 34.76 | 1.3 | — |
 Azerbaijan | not placed | — | — | 0.7 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 159.
Placed either side on poverty & inequality
The countries immediately above and below Armenia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Armenia is ahead of the world, and behind
28 more statistics filed under poverty & inequality, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median17
Statistics on which Armenia does better than the middle country measured.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0010.039No real change since 2018
Armenia: 0.001 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 107th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8850.0474.885▲ Improved since 2015
Armenia: 0.047 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.20.25▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 0.2 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.129.547.12▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 9.54 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 6th of 60 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.9780.529No earlier reading
Armenia: 0.978 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3320.9731.332▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 0.973 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 51st of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.058.25917.05▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 8.259 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.97.120.9▲ Improved since 2017
Armenia: 7.1 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 113th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6540.7518.65No earlier reading
Armenia: 40.75 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1822.8826.18▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 22.88 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 49th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2520.7844.252No earlier reading
Armenia: 0.784 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 126th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.070.185▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 0.07 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.7430.609No real change since 2013
Armenia: 0.743 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 54th of 169 · derived.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.10.782.1▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 0.78 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Exclusion by Socio-Economic GroupV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2023 · world median 0.4130.290.413▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 0.29 · world median 0.413 · Exclusion by socio-economic group index (0–1; higher = more exclusion). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.014 to 0.969; lower is better.
Position 109th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2614.421.26No earlier reading
Armenia: 14.4 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 68th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80012,84212,800No real change since 2017
Armenia: 12,842 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 86th of 173 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Armenia does worse than the middle country measured.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3333.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Armenia: 33.9 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 38th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Societal Poverty RateWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 17.217.8617.2▲ Improved since 2013
Armenia: 17.86 · world median 17.2 · Population below the societal poverty line, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 7 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 27th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.470.446No earlier reading
Armenia: 0.47 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 67th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.931.930.93No real change since 2013
Armenia: 1.93 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.348.421.34No real change since 2013
Armenia: 8.42 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 15th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7543.9891.754No real change since 2013
Armenia: 3.989 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 12th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Median Daily Income or Consumption per PersonWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 22.767.72622.76No real change since 2013
Armenia: 7.726 · world median 22.76 · Median income or consumption per person, 2021 PPP dollars a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.803 to 89.49; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 60 · derived.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8256.947.82▼ Worsened since 2013
Armenia: 56.94 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 7th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8820.986.88No earlier reading
Armenia: 20.98 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.564.55Moved since 2017
Armenia: 4.56 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Poverty Headcount at National Poverty LinesWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 21.821.721.8No earlier reading
Armenia: 21.7 · world median 21.8 · Population below the national poverty line (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 82.3.
No current reading for Armenia
Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2023), Income Growth of the Poorest 40% (last 2023) and Low Pay Rate (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Poverty & Inequality among Armenia’s 16 topics
Poverty & Inequality is Armenia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equalityjoint 34th of 1834/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience40th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality51st of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 57th of 1764/4 keys
- Digital & Technology73rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing76th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties78th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade70th of 1772/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital78th of 1963/3 keys
- Energy74th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 91st of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture100th of 1844/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 114th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security143rd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour153rd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability160th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on poverty & inequality
The three countries placed highest of 159, and the leaders Armenia can most readily be measured against.
1
BelarusEastern Europe
1st of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
SloveniaSouthern Europe
2nd of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
=3
UkraineEastern Europe
Joint 3rd of 159 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: uploaded by Chern038 · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
United Arab Emirates=3rd3/3 keysThis page
Armenia51st3/3 keys
Positions out of 159 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Armenia on poverty & inequality: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Armenia rank on poverty & inequality?
Armenia is placed 51st of 159 countries on Poverty & Inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Gini Index, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Gini Index figure for Armenia?
27.15 in 2023 (gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 33.72.
What is the latest Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day figure for Armenia?
0.28 in 2023 (poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.345.
How does Armenia compare with Iran on poverty & inequality?
Iran is placed joint 82nd of 159, and Armenia 51st. Gini Index: Iran 35.88, Armenia 27.15; Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day: Iran 0.49, Armenia 0.28; Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet: Iran 37.4, Armenia 44.
How have Armenia’s poverty & inequality figures changed?
Gini Index fell from 34.78 in 2002 to 27.15 in 2023; Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day fell from 4.33 in 2002 to 0.28 in 2023; Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet fell from 51.4 in 2017 to 44 in 2025.
Which poverty & inequality statistics are missing for Armenia?
No current reading is published for Armenia on Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Income Growth of the Poorest 40% and Low Pay Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
These figures come from household surveys, which most countries run every few years rather than every year. So the subject's standing is read from each country's most recent survey of the last decade, with the year of every reading shown, rather than from one year in which only a minority of countries were surveyed. Two readings decide it — how unequally income is shared and how deep extreme poverty runs — because the other poverty and inequality measures here largely repeat one of those two or repeat average income, which already counts under Economy and Development. Countries with no survey in the last decade have no standing here. What work pays is under Work & Labour; wealth, as opposed to income, has no global source this site is permitted to republish.
How the Poverty & Inequality standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The poverty & inequality method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Gini Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 28 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Armenia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Armenia (banner) — Alexander Naumov derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Belarus — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Slovenia — Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 3.0
- Ukraine — uploaded by Chern038, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Armenia: Poverty & Inequality — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/armenia/poverty