Poverty

Global Ranking

percent of populationSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Equatorial Guinea76.82006125
2Madagascar70.72012171.7
3Eritrea691993125
4Sao Tome and Principe66.72017125
5Burundi64.92013467.1
6Democratic Republic of the Congo63.92012269.3
7Central African Republic622008125
8Guatemala59.320141351
9Swaziland58.92016563
10Haiti58.52012125
11Sierra Leone56.82018125
12South Africa55.520141153.2
13Togo55.12015658.7
14Afghanistan54.520162838.3
15Zambia54.42015854.7
16Liberia50.920161054.1
17Malawi50.720191251.5
18Lesotho49.72017756.6
19Yemen48.620143234.8
19Gambia48.620151748.1
21Honduras4820191550.4
22Guinea-Bissau47.72018269.3
23Senegal46.720111648.3
24Sudan46.52009125
25Mozambique46.12014854.7
26Mexico43.920202341.9
27Guinea43.72018125
28Colombia42.520203035.7
29Comoros42.42013125
30Chad42.32018125
31Argentina4220203135.5
32Mali41.920202142.3
33Burkina Faso41.42018125
34Micronesia41.220134029.9
35Republic of the Congo40.920111450.7
36Niger40.82018125
37Nigeria40.12018125
38Papua New Guinea39.92009125
39Ivory Coast39.520182044.4
40Bolivia3920202937.2
41Benin38.520192440.1
42Zimbabwe38.320193830.4
43Rwanda38.220162739.1
44Cameroon37.520142539.9
45Kenya36.120151846.8
46Syria35.220073930.1
47Cape Verde3520151946
48Gabon33.420173432.7
49Venezuela33.120154429.5
50Ecuador3320205325
51Egypt32.520174827.8
52Angola32.32018125
53Mauritania3120142242
54Peru30.120207820.2
55Costa Rica3020205723.9
56Fiji29.920193334
57Mongolia27.820204628.4
58Lebanon27.42011125
59Armenia2720205126.4
60Paraguay26.920205923.5
61Moldova26.820205225.2
62Tanzania26.420174728.2
63Tajikistan26.320194927.4
63Tuvalu26.32010125
65El Salvador26.22020125
66Kyrgyzstan25.320207920.1
66Seychelles25.320182639.3
68Nepal25.22010125
69Saint Lucia252016125
70Palau24.92006125
70Nicaragua24.920164229.6
72Burma (Myanmar)24.820173532.1
73Bangladesh24.320163631.5
74Bulgaria23.820196622.6
75Ethiopia23.520154229.6
76Ghana23.420165624.2
76Romania23.420195823.8
78Montenegro22.620195424.5
79Tonga22.520099016.2
80India21.920114129.8
80Pakistan21.920185524.3
80Kiribati21.920206921.8
83Albania21.820196223
84Serbia21.720196123.2
85Latvia21.620196322.9
85Macedonia21.620186821.9
87Panama21.520197121.4
88Georgia21.320208019.5
89Djibouti21.12017125
90Spain2120197220.7
90Dominican Republic2120196422.8
92Lithuania20.920197320.6
93Estonia20.720197021.7
94Uganda20.320197620.3
94Samoa20.320135026.9
96Italy20.120187620.3
97Jamaica19.920128417.6
98Botswana19.320093730.6
99Iraq18.920126722.4
100United Kingdom18.620178917
101Germany18.520199414.8
102Croatia18.320198118.3
102Laos18.32018125
104Greece17.720198217.9
104Cambodia17.720127420.5
106Luxembourg17.420198517.5
106Namibia17.420154528.7
108Bosnia and Herzegovina16.920158217.9
108Malta16.920198717.1
110Philippines16.720185923.5
111Portugal16.220198617.2
112Sweden16.120198717.1
113Vanuatu15.92020125
114Jordan15.72018125
115Switzerland15.520199116
116Tunisia15.220157420.5
117Turkey1520199714.4
118Poland14.820199215.4
119Cyprus14.320199614.7
120Uzbekistan14.120139315
120Belgium14.120199414.8
122Ireland13.9201910113.1
122Austria13.920199913.3
124France13.820199813.6
125Netherlands13.6201910013.2
126Solomon Islands12.720126522.7
126Norway12.7201910212.7
128Slovenia12.4201910612
129Hungary12.3201910412.3
130Finland12.2201910911.6
131Denmark12.1201910312.5
131Russia12.1202010412.3
133Uruguay11.62020125
134Slovakia11.4201910811.9
135Chile10.820201158.6
136Mauritius10.320171177.9
137Indonesia9.820201139.4
138Czech Republic9.5201911010.1
139Iceland8.8201711010.1
140Malaysia8.420191215.6
141Bhutan8.2201710612
142Thailand6.820201206.2
143Vietnam6.720181129.8
144Azerbaijan620121187.6
145Algeria5.52011125
146Maldives5.420191168.2
147Kazakhstan5.320201234.3
148Morocco4.820131148.9
148Belarus4.820201225
150Sri Lanka4.120161196.7
151Ukraine1.12019125
152China020201240.6

Definition of Poverty

National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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