demographic2025
Share of population in extreme poverty
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
13.8%
Median: 2.5%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
85.3%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%
2Mozambique81.4%
3South Sudan76.5%
4Malawi75.4%
5Burundi74.2%
By Region
Africa25.2%(9 countries)
Other20.6%(96 countries)
Asia4.5%(22 countries)
South America3.4%(6 countries)
North America3.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (85.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.8%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (22)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.3% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.4% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 76.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 75.4% |
| 5 | Burundi | 74.2% |
| 6 | Zambia | 71.7% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 71.6% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 69.2% |
| 9 | Haiti | 65.1% |
| 10 | Niger | 60.5% |
| 11 | Uganda | 59.8% |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 52.2% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.3% |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 49.2% |
| 15 | Kenya | 45.5% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 44.5% |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 44.0% |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% |
| 19 | Lesotho | 41.9% |
| 20 | Nigeria | 41.8% |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 41.5% |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 40.3% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% |
| 24 | Chad | 39.5% |
| 25 | Angola | 39.3% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 39.2% |
| 27 | Ghana | 39.0% |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 38.6% |
| 29 | Rwanda | 38.6% |
| 30 | Mali | 36.1% |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 35.1% |
| 32 | Togo | 34.7% |
| 33 | Liberia | 33.6% |
| 34 | Yemen | 33.3% |
| 35 | Benin | 27.2% |
| 36 | Cameroon | 26.7% |
| 37 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.1% |
| 38 | Djibouti | 25.4% |
| 39 | Pakistan | 23.0% |
| 40 | Namibia | 22.9% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 42 | Botswana | 21.4% |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 19.5% |
| 45 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.0% |
| 46 | Senegal | 17.9% |
| 47 | South Africa | 17.4% |
| 48 | Honduras | 15.7% |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 14.6% |
| 50 | Guyana | 13.0% |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.0% |
| 52 | Guinea | 11.7% |
| 53 | Philippines | 11.5% |
| 54 | Myanmar | 10.3% |
| 55 | Mauritania | 10.2% |
| 56 | Sudan | 10.1% |
| 57 | Nauru | 9.7% |
| 58 | Venezuela | 9.7% |
| 59 | Guatemala | 9.7% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 9.0% |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% |
| 62 | Colombia | 8.5% |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.1% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 6.6% |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 6.4% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 6.1% |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 5.9% |
| 68 | Lebanon | 5.8% |
| 69 | India | 5.3% |
| 70 | Peru | 5.1% |
| 71 | Comoros | 5.1% |
| 72 | Fiji | 4.7% |
| 73 | El Salvador | 4.6% |
| 74 | Samoa | 4.5% |
| 75 | Georgia | 4.2% |
| 76 | Indonesia | 4.0% |
| 77 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.9% |
| 78 | Gabon | 3.8% |
| 79 | Morocco | 3.7% |
| 80 | Ecuador | 3.4% |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% |
| 82 | Panama | 3.1% |
| 83 | Brazil | 3.0% |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% |
| 85 | Montenegro | 2.5% |
| 86 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.5% |
| 87 | Nepal | 2.4% |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% |
| 90 | Suriname | 2.2% |
| 91 | Paraguay | 2.1% |
| 92 | Marshall Islands | 2.1% |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 2.1% |
| 94 | Bolivia | 2.1% |
| 95 | Barbados | 1.7% |
| 96 | Mexico | 1.6% |
| 97 | Vietnam | 1.6% |
| 98 | Jamaica | 1.4% |
| 99 | Egypt | 1.4% |
| 100 | Japan | 1.2% |
| 101 | United States of America | 1.1% |
| 102 | Lithuania | 1.1% |
| 103 | Serbia | 1.1% |
| 104 | Belize | 1.0% |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 1.0% |
| 106 | Kiribati | 0.9% |
| 107 | Italy | 0.9% |
| 108 | Hungary | 0.9% |
| 109 | Australia | 0.9% |
| 110 | Sweden | 0.8% |
| 111 | Spain | 0.8% |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.8% |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% |
| 114 | Grenada | 0.8% |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 0.8% |
| 116 | Romania | 0.7% |
| 117 | Germany | 0.7% |
| 118 | Seychelles | 0.7% |
| 119 | Tunisia | 0.7% |
| 120 | Greece | 0.6% |
| 121 | Iraq | 0.5% |
| 122 | Mauritius | 0.5% |
| 123 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 124 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 125 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 126 | Mongolia | 0.4% |
| 127 | Portugal | 0.4% |
| 128 | Tonga | 0.4% |
| 129 | Israel | 0.4% |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 0.4% |
| 131 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 132 | Malta | 0.4% |
| 133 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 134 | Albania | 0.3% |
| 135 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 136 | Canada | 0.3% |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% |
| 138 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 139 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 140 | Switzerland | 0.2% |
| 141 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 142 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 143 | Türkiye | 0.2% |
| 144 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 145 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% |
| 146 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 147 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.1% |
| 148 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 149 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 150 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 152 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 153 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 154 | France | 0.1% |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 157 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 158 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 160 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 162 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 163 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 164 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 165 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 167 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 169 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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