Sector | Poverty Headcount (Percentage) | Poverty Gap Ratio (Percentage) | ||||||
1985/86 | 1990/91 | 1995/96 | 2002 | 1985/86 | 1990/91 | 1995/96 | 2002 | |
Urban | 16.4 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
Rural | 30.7 | 24.4 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
Estate | 14.3 | 12.6 | 24.9 | 30.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 |
Sri Lanka | 27.3 | 22.4 | 25.2 | 22.7 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 |