economic2025
Poverty gap index ($3 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.1%
Median: 0.7%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
48.7%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo48.7%
2Mozambique44.7%
3South Sudan40.8%
4Zambia39.8%
5Haiti37.3%
By Region
Africa8.4%(9 countries)
Other7.8%(96 countries)
North America1.2%(4 countries)
South America1.2%(6 countries)
Asia1.0%(22 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 (48.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.1%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Asia (22)
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 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 44.7% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 40.8% |
| 4 | Zambia | 39.8% |
| 5 | Haiti | 37.3% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 34.4% |
| 7 | Malawi | 33.8% |
| 8 | Burundi | 32.4% |
| 9 | Madagascar | 27.6% |
| 10 | Uganda | 23.3% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 22.0% |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% |
| 13 | Niger | 18.6% |
| 14 | Eswatini | 17.7% |
| 15 | Lesotho | 17.0% |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.7% |
| 17 | Angola | 16.3% |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 16.0% |
| 19 | Ghana | 15.8% |
| 20 | Kenya | 13.6% |
| 21 | Nigeria | 13.0% |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 12.8% |
| 23 | Chad | 12.7% |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 12.5% |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.5% |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 11.2% |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | 11.2% |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 11.1% |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 10.8% |
| 30 | Togo | 10.4% |
| 31 | Rwanda | 10.2% |
| 32 | Liberia | 9.9% |
| 33 | Mali | 9.6% |
| 34 | Yemen | 9.3% |
| 35 | Djibouti | 9.1% |
| 36 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.0% |
| 37 | Namibia | 8.5% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 8.2% |
| 39 | Benin | 7.1% |
| 40 | Botswana | 6.5% |
| 41 | Honduras | 6.3% |
| 42 | Guyana | 6.3% |
| 43 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.9% |
| 44 | Pakistan | 5.2% |
| 45 | South Africa | 5.1% |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 4.9% |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7% |
| 48 | Venezuela | 4.6% |
| 49 | Senegal | 4.2% |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.1% |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 3.9% |
| 52 | Guatemala | 3.4% |
| 53 | Colombia | 3.3% |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.2% |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 2.9% |
| 56 | Mauritania | 2.5% |
| 57 | Guinea | 2.5% |
| 58 | Philippines | 2.3% |
| 59 | Sudan | 2.2% |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 1.8% |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
| 62 | Myanmar | 1.8% |
| 63 | Tuvalu | 1.7% |
| 64 | El Salvador | 1.7% |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% |
| 66 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.5% |
| 67 | Peru | 1.5% |
| 68 | Nauru | 1.3% |
| 69 | Montenegro | 1.2% |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 1.1% |
| 71 | Lebanon | 1.0% |
| 72 | Brazil | 1.0% |
| 73 | Gabon | 1.0% |
| 74 | Ecuador | 1.0% |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 76 | Comoros | 0.9% |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.9% |
| 78 | Barbados | 0.9% |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0.8% |
| 80 | United States of America | 0.8% |
| 81 | Panama | 0.8% |
| 82 | India | 0.8% |
| 83 | Fiji | 0.8% |
| 84 | Morocco | 0.7% |
| 85 | Lithuania | 0.7% |
| 86 | Samoa | 0.7% |
| 87 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 88 | Australia | 0.6% |
| 89 | Bolivia | 0.6% |
| 90 | Indonesia | 0.6% |
| 91 | Germany | 0.6% |
| 92 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 93 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 94 | Japan | 0.5% |
| 95 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 96 | Paraguay | 0.5% |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.5% |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.5% |
| 99 | Suriname | 0.5% |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.4% |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 0.4% |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 0.4% |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% |
| 104 | Vietnam | 0.4% |
| 105 | Austria | 0.4% |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% |
| 107 | State of Palestine | 0.3% |
| 108 | Jamaica | 0.3% |
| 109 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 110 | Latvia | 0.3% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 0.3% |
| 113 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 114 | Chile | 0.3% |
| 115 | Romania | 0.3% |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% |
| 117 | Greece | 0.2% |
| 118 | Seychelles | 0.2% |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 0.2% |
| 120 | Belize | 0.2% |
| 121 | Slovakia | 0.2% |
| 122 | Portugal | 0.2% |
| 123 | Estonia | 0.2% |
| 124 | Malta | 0.2% |
| 125 | Israel | 0.2% |
| 126 | Egypt | 0.2% |
| 127 | Grenada | 0.2% |
| 128 | Canada | 0.2% |
| 129 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 130 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 131 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 132 | Armenia | 0.1% |
| 133 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 134 | Finland | 0.1% |
| 135 | Kiribati | 0.1% |
| 136 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 137 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 139 | Iraq | 0.1% |
| 140 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 141 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 142 | Tonga | 0.1% |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 144 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 145 | France | 0.0% |
| 146 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 147 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 148 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 149 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 151 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 152 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 153 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 154 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 155 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 159 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 160 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 161 | Malaysia | 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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