>The poverty gap is the ratio by which the mean income of the poor falls below the poverty line. The poverty line is defined as half the median household income of the total population. The poverty gap helps refine the poverty rate by providing an indication of the poverty level in a country. This indicator is measured for the total population, as well as for people aged 18-65 years and people over 65.
0.187 for Ireland. Worst off is Italy at 0.396, followed by Romania, Costa Rica, Japan and then United Kingdom. Norway is is also worse off than USA.
If everyone is poor, no one is poor.
Our issues are bad but what goes on in some countries in Europe is scandalous.
People just aren’t aware. Plus, nothing wrong with pushing for better.
It’s no surprise because it’s almost impossible to generate wealth in Ireland. Anyone who starts to do really well for themselves tends to emigrate.
I’m sure this statistic is very reassuring to the homeless families living in hotel rooms.
We have a generous SW system compared to most countries, to the point that the financial benefits of actually going to work are marginal in some cases (or even non-existent).
Id be curious when this data is from because we are currently speed running the poverty gap. The housing crisis is putting a massive wedge in the poverty gap. People that have property or can afford to buy, will continue to build a decent amount of wealth .versus renters who will to forced to pay more and more unaffordable rent for the rest of their lives
Does this data take transfer payments into account?
And yet everyone emigrates? Maybe it’s not the poverty gap that matters in a country but opportunities and affordability
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It’s even better now.
>The poverty gap is the ratio by which the mean income of the poor falls below the poverty line. The poverty line is defined as half the median household income of the total population. The poverty gap helps refine the poverty rate by providing an indication of the poverty level in a country. This indicator is measured for the total population, as well as for people aged 18-65 years and people over 65.
[https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-gap.htm#indicator-chart](https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-gap.htm#indicator-chart)
0.187 for Ireland. Worst off is Italy at 0.396, followed by Romania, Costa Rica, Japan and then United Kingdom. Norway is is also worse off than USA.
If everyone is poor, no one is poor.
Our issues are bad but what goes on in some countries in Europe is scandalous.
People just aren’t aware. Plus, nothing wrong with pushing for better.
It’s no surprise because it’s almost impossible to generate wealth in Ireland. Anyone who starts to do really well for themselves tends to emigrate.
I’m sure this statistic is very reassuring to the homeless families living in hotel rooms.
We have a generous SW system compared to most countries, to the point that the financial benefits of actually going to work are marginal in some cases (or even non-existent).
Id be curious when this data is from because we are currently speed running the poverty gap. The housing crisis is putting a massive wedge in the poverty gap. People that have property or can afford to buy, will continue to build a decent amount of wealth .versus renters who will to forced to pay more and more unaffordable rent for the rest of their lives
Does this data take transfer payments into account?
And yet everyone emigrates? Maybe it’s not the poverty gap that matters in a country but opportunities and affordability
Cause everyone is poor