demographic2025
Share of population in poverty (40% of the median)
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
7.1%
Median: 6.5%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Haiti
21.6%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti21.6%
2Honduras18.0%
3Saint Lucia17.9%
4Panama17.1%
5Namibia16.9%
By Region
South America12.0%(6 countries)
North America10.0%(4 countries)
Other7.5%(96 countries)
Africa7.2%(9 countries)
Oceania6.6%(1 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (21.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.1%)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
Asia (22)
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 | Haiti | 21.6% |
| 2 | Honduras | 18.0% |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 17.9% |
| 4 | Panama | 17.1% |
| 5 | Namibia | 16.9% |
| 6 | Colombia | 16.4% |
| 7 | Angola | 15.7% |
| 8 | Brazil | 14.8% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% |
| 10 | Zambia | 14.6% |
| 11 | Israel | 14.2% |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 13.9% |
| 13 | Ghana | 13.8% |
| 14 | Venezuela | 13.6% |
| 15 | Lesotho | 13.4% |
| 16 | Guyana | 13.3% |
| 17 | South Africa | 13.1% |
| 18 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 13.1% |
| 19 | Guatemala | 12.9% |
| 20 | South Sudan | 12.9% |
| 21 | Botswana | 12.8% |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 12.6% |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.4% |
| 24 | United States of America | 12.1% |
| 25 | Eswatini | 12.1% |
| 26 | Djibouti | 11.5% |
| 27 | Bolivia | 11.4% |
| 28 | Ecuador | 11.4% |
| 29 | Cameroon | 11.2% |
| 30 | Peru | 11.1% |
| 31 | Montenegro | 11.0% |
| 32 | Jamaica | 11.0% |
| 33 | Uruguay | 10.9% |
| 34 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.7% |
| 35 | El Salvador | 10.6% |
| 36 | Mozambique | 10.4% |
| 37 | Paraguay | 10.4% |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 10.3% |
| 39 | Qatar | 10.2% |
| 40 | Suriname | 10.1% |
| 41 | Belize | 9.8% |
| 42 | Romania | 9.8% |
| 43 | Spain | 9.8% |
| 44 | Türkiye | 9.7% |
| 45 | Gabon | 9.7% |
| 46 | Grenada | 9.6% |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 9.6% |
| 48 | Malaysia | 9.4% |
| 49 | Serbia | 9.4% |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.3% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 9.3% |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 9.2% |
| 53 | Mexico | 9.0% |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 9.0% |
| 55 | Italy | 8.9% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 8.8% |
| 57 | Japan | 8.8% |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 8.8% |
| 59 | State of Palestine | 8.7% |
| 60 | Germany | 8.5% |
| 61 | Seychelles | 8.5% |
| 62 | Lithuania | 8.4% |
| 63 | Barbados | 8.4% |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 8.0% |
| 65 | Vietnam | 8.0% |
| 66 | Lebanon | 7.8% |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 7.6% |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 7.5% |
| 69 | Chile | 7.5% |
| 70 | Greece | 7.3% |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.2% |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 7.1% |
| 73 | Croatia | 7.1% |
| 74 | Uganda | 7.1% |
| 75 | Sweden | 7.0% |
| 76 | Latvia | 7.0% |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.9% |
| 78 | South Korea | 6.8% |
| 79 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.7% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 6.6% |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 6.6% |
| 82 | Australia | 6.6% |
| 83 | Georgia | 6.6% |
| 84 | France | 6.5% |
| 85 | Slovakia | 6.5% |
| 86 | Austria | 6.4% |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.4% |
| 88 | Chad | 6.4% |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | 6.3% |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 6.3% |
| 91 | Togo | 6.3% |
| 92 | Switzerland | 6.2% |
| 93 | Portugal | 6.2% |
| 94 | Hungary | 6.1% |
| 95 | Canada | 6.1% |
| 96 | Liberia | 6.0% |
| 97 | Malta | 6.0% |
| 98 | Morocco | 5.7% |
| 99 | Nigeria | 5.6% |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 5.6% |
| 101 | Tunisia | 5.5% |
| 102 | Samoa | 5.5% |
| 103 | Madagascar | 5.5% |
| 104 | Malawi | 5.2% |
| 105 | Mauritius | 5.1% |
| 106 | Mauritania | 5.0% |
| 107 | Poland | 5.0% |
| 108 | Burundi | 5.0% |
| 109 | Estonia | 4.9% |
| 110 | People's Republic of China | 4.9% |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.8% |
| 112 | Yemen | 4.5% |
| 113 | Sudan | 4.4% |
| 114 | Albania | 4.4% |
| 115 | Kenya | 4.4% |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 4.4% |
| 117 | Norway | 4.4% |
| 118 | Benin | 4.4% |
| 119 | Senegal | 4.3% |
| 120 | Netherlands | 4.2% |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2% |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 4.2% |
| 123 | Guinea | 4.1% |
| 124 | Mongolia | 4.1% |
| 125 | Bhutan | 4.0% |
| 126 | Mali | 4.0% |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.9% |
| 128 | Fiji | 3.8% |
| 129 | Philippines | 3.8% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 3.7% |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 3.6% |
| 132 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.6% |
| 133 | Ethiopia | 3.5% |
| 134 | Belgium | 3.5% |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.4% |
| 136 | Thailand | 3.4% |
| 137 | Iceland | 3.2% |
| 138 | Nepal | 3.2% |
| 139 | Comoros | 3.2% |
| 140 | Finland | 3.1% |
| 141 | Rwanda | 3.1% |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.1% |
| 143 | Pakistan | 3.1% |
| 144 | Denmark | 2.9% |
| 145 | Iraq | 2.9% |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% |
| 148 | Jordan | 2.7% |
| 149 | Slovenia | 2.7% |
| 150 | Nauru | 2.7% |
| 151 | Ireland | 2.5% |
| 152 | Cyprus | 2.5% |
| 153 | Maldives | 2.4% |
| 154 | Bangladesh | 2.3% |
| 155 | Myanmar | 2.2% |
| 156 | Indonesia | 2.1% |
| 157 | Tonga | 2.1% |
| 158 | Armenia | 1.7% |
| 159 | Ukraine | 1.6% |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% |
| 161 | Egypt | 1.5% |
| 162 | Kiribati | 1.5% |
| 163 | Belarus | 1.3% |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3% |
| 165 | Niger | 1.3% |
| 166 | Algeria | 1.3% |
| 167 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.1% |
| 168 | India | 0.9% |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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