economic2023

Intensity of multidimensional poverty

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data109 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
43.6%
Median: 42.0%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Chad
61.4%
Lowest
Argentina
34.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad61.4%
2Niger58.9%
3Central African Republic57.4%
4Madagascar56.4%
5Guinea56.4%
By Region
Africa45.6%(9 countries)
Other44.1%(78 countries)
Asia42.1%(14 countries)
North America42.0%(2 countries)
South America38.8%(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (34.0%)High (61.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 43.6%)

Africa (9)
Other (78)
Asia (14)
North America (2)
South America (5)
Europe (1)

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 2023; 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
1Chad61.4%
2Niger58.9%
3Central African Republic57.4%
4Madagascar56.4%
5Guinea56.4%
6Mauritania56.0%
7Afghanistan55.5%
8Angola55.3%
9Mozambique55.1%
10Mali55.0%
11Burundi54.4%
12Sudan53.4%
13Ethiopia53.3%
14Cameroon53.2%
15Burkina Faso53.2%
16Guinea-Bissau52.9%
17Nigeria52.9%
18Benin51.8%
19Pakistan51.7%
20Democratic Republic of the Congo51.3%
21Yemen50.2%
22Senegal50.2%
23Liberia49.6%
24Sierra Leone49.5%
25Uganda49.2%
26Cote d'Ivoire49.1%
27Haiti48.4%
28Zambia48.4%
29Togo47.8%
30Republic of The Gambia47.5%
31Rwanda47.3%
32United Republic of Tanzania46.9%
33Papua New Guinea46.5%
34Malawi46.3%
35Lao People's Democratic Republic46.3%
36Guatemala46.2%
37Republic of the Congo46.0%
38Timor-Leste45.9%
39Myanmar45.9%
40Ghana45.5%
41Namibia45.2%
42Kenya44.7%
43Bangladesh44.5%
44Comoros43.9%
45Honduras42.7%
46Zimbabwe42.6%
47Brazil42.5%
48Nepal42.5%
49Gabon42.4%
50Lesotho42.4%
51Cambodia42.3%
52Botswana42.2%
53Vanuatu42.1%
54Morocco42.0%
55India42.0%
56Paraguay41.9%
57People's Republic of China41.4%
58Eswatini41.3%
59El Salvador41.3%
60Sao Tome and Principe40.9%
61Philippines40.6%
62Colombia40.6%
63Kiribati40.5%
64Vietnam40.3%
65South Africa39.8%
66Nauru39.8%
67Belize39.8%
68Montenegro39.6%
69Bolivia39.6%
70Bhutan39.4%
71Suriname39.4%
72Guyana39.3%
73Algeria39.2%
74Samoa39.1%
75Albania39.1%
76Tajikistan39.0%
77Jamaica38.9%
78Peru38.9%
79Trinidad and Tobago38.8%
80Dominican Republic38.8%
81Mongolia38.8%
82Indonesia38.7%
83Sri Lanka38.3%
84The Republic of North Macedonia38.2%
85Tuvalu38.2%
86Tonga38.1%
87Serbia38.1%
88Fiji38.1%
89Cuba38.1%
90Ecuador38.0%
91Iraq37.9%
92Mexico37.7%
93Egypt37.6%
94Azerbaijan37.2%
95Libya37.1%
96Costa Rica37.1%
97Thailand37.0%
98Georgia36.6%
99Armenia36.2%
100Kazakhstan35.6%
101Jordan35.3%
102Uzbekistan35.3%
103Tunisia35.2%
104Kyrgyzstan35.2%
105State of Palestine35.0%
106Maldives34.4%
107Seychelles34.2%
108Turkmenistan34.0%
109Argentina34.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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