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social2025

Below $1 a day

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•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
522,396.9people
Median: 11,273.5people
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
32,153,624.0people
Lowest
Belize
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo32,153,624.0people
2Mozambique9,474,307.0people
3Zambia5,723,741.0people
4Nigeria4,428,479.0people
5Uganda2,899,937.0people
By Region
Africa1,233,340.7people(9 countries)
North America773,140.5people(4 countries)
Other721,262.2people(96 countries)
South America327,047.3people(6 countries)
Oceania153,895.0people(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (32,153,624.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 522,396.9people)

Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (96)
South America (6)
Oceania (1)
Asia (22)
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 ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo32,153,624.0people
2Mozambique9,474,307.0people
3Zambia5,723,741.0people
4Nigeria4,428,479.0people
5Uganda2,899,937.0people
6Haiti2,833,540.0people
7United States of America2,720,888.0people
8South Sudan2,677,899.0people
9Malawi2,411,115.0people
10Madagascar2,400,590.0people
11Angola2,159,724.0people
12Ghana2,032,666.0people
13Burundi1,450,531.0people
14United Republic of Tanzania1,108,672.0people
15Ethiopia992,780.0people
16Kenya953,823.0people
17Brazil912,261.0people
18Colombia873,558.0people
19Central African Republic864,922.0people
20Venezuela856,619.0people
21Papua New Guinea777,774.0people
22Zimbabwe693,122.0people
23Pakistan595,414.0people
24South Africa518,688.0people
25Japan505,044.0people
26Germany499,067.0people
27Italy383,460.0people
28Chad317,208.0people
29Honduras283,491.0people
30Republic of the Congo272,038.0people
31Cameroon254,952.0people
32Spain245,290.0people
33Niger235,178.0people
34Yemen230,794.0people
35Guatemala207,753.0people
36United Kingdom200,952.0people
37Burkina Faso179,557.0people
38Australia153,895.0people
39Lesotho143,697.0people
40India137,817.0people
41Uzbekistan133,365.0people
42Mexico124,985.0people
43Peru108,377.0people
44Togo92,313.0people
45Turkmenistan89,461.0people
46Mali77,072.0people
47Benin68,582.0people
48Eswatini66,754.0people
49Namibia63,133.0people
50Sudan63,095.0people
51Rwanda60,012.0people
52Sweden56,382.0people
53Cote d'Ivoire54,733.0people
54El Salvador46,039.0people
55Chile45,160.0people
56Philippines44,505.0people
57Liberia42,147.0people
58Poland39,379.0people
59Austria39,160.0people
60Canada38,936.0people
61Hungary35,434.0people
62Syrian Arab Republic33,115.0people
63Sierra Leone32,247.0people
64France31,694.0people
65Islamic Republic of Iran31,099.0people
66Djibouti30,785.0people
67Guyana30,722.0people
68Botswana25,152.0people
69Vietnam22,501.0people
70Guinea22,247.0people
71Ecuador21,840.0people
72Lao People's Democratic Republic21,175.0people
73Serbia21,168.0people
74Israel19,115.0people
75Lithuania18,265.0people
76Senegal16,343.0people
77Denmark15,862.0people
78Bolivia15,687.0people
79The Republic of North Macedonia14,720.0people
80Republic of The Gambia13,978.0people
81Mauritania13,201.0people
82Nicaragua13,091.0people
83Portugal12,930.0people
84Solomon Islands11,905.0people
85Greece11,501.0people
86Bulgaria11,046.0people
87Guinea-Bissau9,851.0people
88Slovakia9,845.0people
89Morocco8,432.0people
90Panama8,300.0people
91Norway7,527.0people
92Netherlands7,447.0people
93Türkiye7,069.0people
94Myanmar6,617.0people
95Dominican Republic6,123.0people
96Latvia5,964.0people
97Finland5,868.0people
98Egypt5,474.0people
99Montenegro4,742.0people
100Paraguay4,090.0people
101Costa Rica3,964.0people
102Micronesia, Federated States of3,801.0people
103Ireland3,648.0people
104Gabon3,463.0people
105Croatia3,276.0people
106Saint Lucia2,863.0people
107Timor-Leste2,375.0people
108Tunisia2,182.0people
109Tajikistan2,035.0people
110Indonesia2,003.0people
111Estonia1,903.0people
112Barbados1,876.0people
113Cape Verde1,472.0people
114Jamaica1,425.0people
115Georgia1,157.0people
116Uruguay1,088.0people
117Sri Lanka855.0people
118Sao Tome and Principe771.0people
119Vanuatu747.0people
120Armenia606.0people
121Lebanon600.0people
122Bosnia and Herzegovina599.0people
123Comoros535.0people
124Kyrgyzstan494.0people
125State of Palestine384.0people
126Belgium366.0people
127Iceland175.0people
128Cyprus91.0people
129Luxembourg56.0people
130Malta39.0people
131Belarus0.0people
132People's Republic of China0.0people
133Taiwan, Province of China0.0people
134Czech Republic0.0people
135Equatorial Guinea0.0people
136Fiji0.0people
137Kiribati0.0people
138Grenada0.0people
139Iraq0.0people
140Kazakhstan0.0people
141Jordan0.0people
142South Korea0.0people
143Malaysia0.0people
144Maldives0.0people
145Mauritius0.0people
146Mongolia0.0people
147Moldova, Republic of0.0people
148Nauru0.0people
149Nepal0.0people
150Marshall Islands0.0people
151Qatar0.0people
152Romania0.0people
153Russian Federation0.0people
154Seychelles0.0people
155Slovenia0.0people
156Suriname0.0people
157Switzerland0.0people
158Thailand0.0people
159Tonga0.0people
160Trinidad and Tobago0.0people
161United Arab Emirates0.0people
162Tuvalu0.0people
163Ukraine0.0people
164Samoa0.0people
165Albania0.0people
166Algeria0.0people
167Azerbaijan0.0people
168Bangladesh0.0people
169Bhutan0.0people
170Belize0.0people
Showing 170 of 170 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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