demographic2025
Share of population in poverty (50% 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
12.6%
Median: 12.0%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Haiti
26.7%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti26.7%
2Namibia24.0%
3Honduras23.4%
4Saint Lucia23.3%
5Panama23.2%
By Region
South America18.4%(6 countries)
North America16.1%(4 countries)
Other13.2%(96 countries)
Africa12.9%(9 countries)
Oceania11.3%(1 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.9%)High (26.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.6%)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 26.7% |
| 2 | Namibia | 24.0% |
| 3 | Honduras | 23.4% |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 23.3% |
| 5 | Panama | 23.2% |
| 6 | Angola | 22.8% |
| 7 | Colombia | 22.7% |
| 8 | Zambia | 21.9% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 21.5% |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.2% |
| 11 | Lesotho | 21.0% |
| 12 | Israel | 21.0% |
| 13 | Ghana | 20.6% |
| 14 | Botswana | 20.4% |
| 15 | South Africa | 20.4% |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 20.0% |
| 17 | Venezuela | 19.9% |
| 18 | Eswatini | 19.7% |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6% |
| 20 | Guatemala | 19.1% |
| 21 | United States of America | 18.9% |
| 22 | Cameroon | 18.8% |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.7% |
| 24 | South Sudan | 18.7% |
| 25 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.4% |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 18.3% |
| 27 | Ecuador | 18.1% |
| 28 | Guyana | 18.0% |
| 29 | Bolivia | 17.8% |
| 30 | Uruguay | 17.4% |
| 31 | Jamaica | 17.2% |
| 32 | Djibouti | 17.1% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 17.0% |
| 34 | Peru | 17.0% |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 16.6% |
| 36 | Malaysia | 16.5% |
| 37 | Qatar | 16.5% |
| 38 | Paraguay | 16.3% |
| 39 | Türkiye | 16.3% |
| 40 | El Salvador | 16.2% |
| 41 | Suriname | 16.1% |
| 42 | Belize | 16.0% |
| 43 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.0% |
| 44 | Montenegro | 15.9% |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 15.8% |
| 46 | Gabon | 15.7% |
| 47 | Mexico | 15.7% |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 15.3% |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 15.3% |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.2% |
| 51 | Lebanon | 15.0% |
| 52 | Spain | 14.9% |
| 53 | Romania | 14.7% |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.7% |
| 55 | State of Palestine | 14.7% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 14.6% |
| 57 | Italy | 14.5% |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 14.4% |
| 59 | Serbia | 14.3% |
| 60 | Grenada | 14.3% |
| 61 | Seychelles | 14.3% |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 14.2% |
| 63 | Chad | 14.0% |
| 64 | Chile | 13.9% |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 13.9% |
| 66 | Barbados | 13.5% |
| 67 | Vietnam | 13.4% |
| 68 | Japan | 13.4% |
| 69 | Uganda | 13.4% |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 13.4% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 13.3% |
| 72 | Togo | 13.2% |
| 73 | Greece | 12.9% |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.9% |
| 75 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.8% |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 12.7% |
| 77 | South Korea | 12.6% |
| 78 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.6% |
| 79 | Germany | 12.5% |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 12.3% |
| 81 | Georgia | 12.3% |
| 82 | Liberia | 12.3% |
| 83 | Latvia | 12.3% |
| 84 | Croatia | 12.1% |
| 85 | People's Republic of China | 12.0% |
| 86 | Switzerland | 11.9% |
| 87 | France | 11.9% |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 11.8% |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 11.7% |
| 90 | Morocco | 11.7% |
| 91 | Hungary | 11.5% |
| 92 | Burundi | 11.4% |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 11.4% |
| 94 | Samoa | 11.4% |
| 95 | Marshall Islands | 11.3% |
| 96 | Australia | 11.3% |
| 97 | Nigeria | 11.3% |
| 98 | Senegal | 11.2% |
| 99 | Malawi | 11.1% |
| 100 | Madagascar | 11.1% |
| 101 | Sweden | 11.0% |
| 102 | Austria | 11.0% |
| 103 | Portugal | 11.0% |
| 104 | Canada | 10.9% |
| 105 | Mauritius | 10.9% |
| 106 | Tunisia | 10.8% |
| 107 | Yemen | 10.6% |
| 108 | Slovakia | 10.6% |
| 109 | Mauritania | 10.6% |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 10.5% |
| 111 | Benin | 10.5% |
| 112 | Malta | 10.4% |
| 113 | Nauru | 10.3% |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.1% |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0% |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 9.8% |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.7% |
| 118 | Sudan | 9.7% |
| 119 | Mongolia | 9.7% |
| 120 | Guinea | 9.7% |
| 121 | Albania | 9.6% |
| 122 | Thailand | 9.6% |
| 123 | Fiji | 9.6% |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 9.4% |
| 125 | Philippines | 9.4% |
| 126 | Mali | 9.4% |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.1% |
| 128 | Kenya | 9.1% |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 8.9% |
| 130 | Bhutan | 8.8% |
| 131 | Poland | 8.8% |
| 132 | Estonia | 8.7% |
| 133 | Belgium | 8.3% |
| 134 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.2% |
| 135 | Rwanda | 8.1% |
| 136 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.1% |
| 137 | Netherlands | 7.9% |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.9% |
| 139 | Nepal | 7.9% |
| 140 | Pakistan | 7.6% |
| 141 | Norway | 7.6% |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 7.5% |
| 143 | Iraq | 7.5% |
| 144 | Cyprus | 7.5% |
| 145 | Jordan | 7.5% |
| 146 | Maldives | 7.5% |
| 147 | Finland | 7.4% |
| 148 | Ireland | 7.3% |
| 149 | Algeria | 7.1% |
| 150 | Czech Republic | 7.0% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 6.8% |
| 152 | Myanmar | 6.7% |
| 153 | Indonesia | 6.7% |
| 154 | Denmark | 6.6% |
| 155 | Comoros | 6.5% |
| 156 | Iceland | 6.3% |
| 157 | Armenia | 6.2% |
| 158 | Slovenia | 5.9% |
| 159 | Tonga | 5.8% |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 5.4% |
| 161 | Ukraine | 5.1% |
| 162 | Niger | 4.9% |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% |
| 164 | Kiribati | 4.5% |
| 165 | Egypt | 4.4% |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.3% |
| 167 | Belarus | 3.9% |
| 168 | India | 3.4% |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 3.1% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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