Poverty Ratio ($5.50)

Global Ranking

percent living on less than 5.50 usd a daySource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	97.9	2012	1	99.7
1 ↑	Somalia	97.9	2017	156
3	Madagascar	97.5	2012	3	97.5
4 ↑	Malawi	97.1	2019	5	96.6
5 ↓	Burundi	96.9	2013	2	98.4
6 ↑	Uzbekistan	96.4	2003	7	96.1
7 ↑	Liberia	93.2	2016	10	94.1
8 ↓	Central African Republic	92.7	2008	4	96.7
8	Sierra Leone	92.7	2018	8	95
10 ↓	Mozambique	92.2	2014	6	96.3
11 ↑	Nigeria	92	2018	23	90.8
12 ↑	Rwanda	91.9	2016	15	92.6
13 ↓	Niger	91.8	2018	12	93.6
13 ↑	Tanzania	91.8	2018	19	91.8
15 ↑	Turkmenistan	91.7	1998	156
16 ↓	Ethiopia	90.2	2015	12	93.6
17 ↓	Guinea	89.8	2018	16	92.5
18 ↑	Uganda	89	2019	31	87.6
19 ↑	Angola	88.5	2018	36	82.9
20	Zambia	88.1	2015	20	91.1
21 ↑	Chad	87.9	2018	33	86.2
22 ↓	India	87.4	2011	20	91.1
23 ↑	Papua New Guinea	86.9	2009	28	88.4
24 ↑	Kenya	86.6	2015	30	88.3
25 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	86.4	2017	14	92.8
26 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	86	2018	11	93.8
27	Solomon Islands	84.5	2012	27	88.5
28 ↑	Bangladesh	84.2	2016	31	87.6
29 ↓	Republic of the Congo	83.9	2011	26	90.1
30 ↓	Nepal	83	2010	22	90.9
31 ↑	Zimbabwe	82.8	2019	40	81.3
32 ↑	Yemen	81	2014	43	75.9
33 ↓	Burkina Faso	80	2018	17	92.3
34 ↓	Benin	79.3	2018	25	90.6
34 ↑	Sudan	79.3	2014	46	74.3
36 ↑	Haiti	78.6	2012	156
37 ↓	Togo	78	2018	23	90.8
38 ↓	Mali	77.8	2018	8	95
39 ↑	Pakistan	76.2	2018	43	75.9
40 ↓	Lesotho	73.2	2017	17	92.3
41	Gambia	72.7	2015	41	80.7
42 ↑	Egypt	72.6	2017	52	64.4
43 ↓	Swaziland	72	2016	37	82.3
44 ↓	Cameroon	71	2014	38	81.4
45 ↓	Laos	70.4	2018	42	78.7
46 ↓	Djibouti	70.2	2017	45	74.5
47 ↑	Micronesia	69.1	2013	67	51.6
48 ↓	Vanuatu	68.1	2019	47	72.4
49 ↓	Ivory Coast	67.4	2018	35	83.2
50 ↓	Senegal	66.8	2018	28	88.4
51	Comoros	64.6	2014	51	64.6
52 ↑	Botswana	59.1	2015	60	55.8
53 ↓	Mauritania	58.8	2014	50	64.9
54 ↓	Kiribati	58.5	2019	48	69.4
55 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	58.1	2020	65	52.6
56 ↑	South Africa	56.9	2014	59	56
57 ↓	Ghana	55.1	2016	55	58.8
58 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	54.3	2017	53	62.1
59 ↓	Iraq	52.4	2012	56	57
60 ↓	Belize	51.1	1999	57	56.1
61 ↓	Namibia	51	2015	49	68
61 ↓	Guyana	51	1998	38	81.4
63 ↓	Tajikistan	50.5	2015	54	59.8
64 ↑	Indonesia	50.2	2021	68	50.9
65 ↑	Fiji	49.4	2019	78	35.8
66 ↑	Guatemala	49.1	2014	75	43.7
67 ↑	Honduras	49	2019	69	50.4
68 ↑	Suriname	48.2	1999	156
69 ↓	Philippines	46.9	2018	61	54.6
70 ↑	Tuvalu	46.7	2010	156
71 ↑	Georgia	46.6	2020	76	42
72 ↑	Armenia	44.7	2020	74	44
73 ↓	Sri Lanka	42	2016	66	51.7
74 ↓	Cape Verde	41.3	2015	63	53.7
75 ↓	Syria	40.1	2003	64	53
76 ↓	Bhutan	38.9	2017	73	44.3
77 ↑	Colombia	38.3	2020	83	29.4
78 ↓	Nicaragua	35.4	2014	70	50.2
79 ↓	Samoa	33.9	2013	77	35.9
80 ↑	Peru	32.9	2020	90	20.6
81 ↓	Venezuela	32.7	2006	72	45.2
82 ↓	Gabon	32.2	2017	57	56.1
83 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	31.9	1992	89	21.5
84 ↑	Ecuador	30.6	2020	86	25.4
85 ↓	Morocco	30.2	2013	71	47
86 ↓	Jamaica	29.3	2004	79	33.6
87 ↓	Algeria	28.6	2011	61	54.6
88	Mexico	28.1	2020	88	22.7
89 ↓	Tonga	27.5	2015	80	31.9
90 ↓	Mongolia	27.1	2018	82	29.9
91 ↓	Vietnam	22.4	2018	84	27.2
92 ↓	El Salvador	22.3	2019	85	26.3
93 ↓	Bolivia	21.6	2020	91	19.9
94 ↓	Saint Lucia	19.9	2016	34	85.3
95 ↑	Argentina	18.2	2020	99	14.4
96 ↓	Macedonia	17.9	2018	93	19.5
96 ↑	Paraguay	17.9	2020	97	15.4
98 ↑	Iran	17.8	2019	101	14
99 ↓	Tunisia	17.5	2015	81	30.5
99 ↓	Jordan	17.5	2010	87	23
101 ↓	Montenegro	16.8	2018	97	15.4
102 ↑	Costa Rica	16.1	2020	107	10.6
103 ↓	China	15.8	2019	94	19
104 ↑	Dominican Republic	15.2	2020	105	12.4
105 ↓	Moldova	13.3	2019	103	12.8
106 ↓	Brazil	13.1	2020	92	19.6
107 ↓	Mauritius	12.7	2017	95	17.9
108 ↓	Panama	12.1	2019	104	12.6
109 ↓	Turkey	10.2	2019	108	8.5
110 ↓	Serbia	10.1	2019	100	14.3
111 ↓	Albania	10	2019	96	16.9
112 ↓	Romania	9.2	2019	106	10.9
113 ↓	Azerbaijan	7	2005	102	13.9
114 ↓	Thailand	6.4	2020	112	6.2
115 ↓	Bulgaria	6.2	2019	110	6.9
116 ↓	Seychelles	5.2	2018	109	7
117 ↓	Uruguay	4.6	2020	116	3.2
117 ↓	Kazakhstan	4.6	2018	111	6.5
119 ↓	Chile	4.4	2020	114	3.6
120	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.8	2011	120	2.8
121 ↓	Greece	3.4	2019	119	2.9
122 ↓	Russia	2.9	2020	118	3
122 ↓	Malaysia	2.9	2015	113	4
122 ↓	Italy	2.9	2018	117	3.1
125 ↓	Ukraine	2.5	2020	122	2.5
125 ↓	Spain	2.5	2019	124	2.4
127 ↓	Latvia	2	2019	122	2.5
127 ↓	Israel	2	2018	121	2.7
129 ↓	Croatia	1.8	2019	124	2.4
129 ↓	Hungary	1.8	2019	128	2
131 ↓	Maldives	1.7	2019	114	3.6
131 ↑	Lebanon	1.7	2011	156
133 ↓	United States	1.5	2019	129	1.7
134 ↓	Lithuania	1.4	2019	124	2.4
135 ↓	Slovakia	1.3	2019	124	2.4
135	Estonia	1.3	2019	135	0.8
137 ↑	Japan	1.2	2013	139	0.5
138 ↓	Poland	1.1	2018	131	1.3
139 ↓	Portugal	0.9	2019	129	1.7
139	United Kingdom	0.9	2017	139	0.5
141 ↓	Austria	0.8	2019	133	1
142 ↓	Canada	0.7	2017	136	0.7
142 ↑	Malta	0.7	2019	143	0.3
142 ↓	Australia	0.7	2018	136	0.7
142 ↓	South Korea	0.7	2016	133	1
146 ↓	Sweden	0.6	2019	132	1.2
147 ↓	Denmark	0.4	2019	143	0.3
148 ↓	Norway	0.3	2019	141	0.4
148 ↓	Netherlands	0.3	2019	143	0.3
148 ↓	Czech Republic	0.3	2019	146	0.2
148 ↓	Luxembourg	0.3	2019	138	0.6
148 ↑	Cyprus	0.3	2019	151	0.1
153 ↓	Belgium	0.2	2019	146	0.2
153 ↓	Germany	0.2	2018	146	0.2
155 ↓	Slovenia	0.1	2019	151	0.1
155 ↓	Finland	0.1	2019	146	0.2
155 ↓	France	0.1	2018	151	0.1
155 ↓	Belarus	0.1	2020	146	0.2
155 ↓	Switzerland	0.1	2018	151	0.1
155 ↑	United Arab Emirates	0.1	2018	156	0
155 ↓	Ireland	0.1	2018	141	0.4
162 ↓	Iceland	0	2017	151	0.1

Definition of Poverty Ratio ($5.50)

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.