demographic2025
Share of population in poverty (60% 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
19.3%
Median: 18.7%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Haiti
32.2%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
5.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti32.2%
2Namibia30.5%
3Honduras29.3%
4Angola29.2%
5Colombia29.1%
By Region
South America25.4%(6 countries)
North America22.9%(4 countries)
Other20.2%(96 countries)
Africa19.7%(9 countries)
Asia17.5%(22 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.2%)High (32.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.3%)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
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 | Haiti | 32.2% |
| 2 | Namibia | 30.5% |
| 3 | Honduras | 29.3% |
| 4 | Angola | 29.2% |
| 5 | Colombia | 29.1% |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 29.0% |
| 7 | Panama | 29.0% |
| 8 | Zambia | 28.8% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 28.2% |
| 10 | Botswana | 28.2% |
| 11 | Lesotho | 27.9% |
| 12 | Brazil | 27.8% |
| 13 | South Africa | 27.4% |
| 14 | Eswatini | 26.7% |
| 15 | Israel | 26.7% |
| 16 | Ghana | 26.7% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 26.4% |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 26.4% |
| 19 | Ecuador | 26.3% |
| 20 | Venezuela | 26.1% |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 25.9% |
| 22 | United States of America | 25.9% |
| 23 | Guatemala | 25.6% |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 25.3% |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.2% |
| 26 | South Sudan | 25.0% |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 24.7% |
| 28 | Guyana | 24.6% |
| 29 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 24.4% |
| 30 | Jamaica | 24.2% |
| 31 | Malaysia | 24.1% |
| 32 | Uruguay | 24.0% |
| 33 | Peru | 24.0% |
| 34 | Bolivia | 23.9% |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 23.9% |
| 36 | Lebanon | 23.8% |
| 37 | Mozambique | 23.7% |
| 38 | Paraguay | 23.7% |
| 39 | Türkiye | 23.7% |
| 40 | Gabon | 23.6% |
| 41 | Belize | 23.3% |
| 42 | Qatar | 23.1% |
| 43 | Djibouti | 23.0% |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 22.9% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 22.8% |
| 46 | Mexico | 22.7% |
| 47 | Montenegro | 22.7% |
| 48 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.6% |
| 49 | State of Palestine | 22.5% |
| 50 | Chad | 22.5% |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.5% |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.3% |
| 53 | Suriname | 22.3% |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 22.3% |
| 55 | Chile | 21.5% |
| 56 | Seychelles | 21.4% |
| 57 | Italy | 21.2% |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.0% |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 21.0% |
| 60 | Spain | 21.0% |
| 61 | Uganda | 20.8% |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 20.8% |
| 63 | Barbados | 20.8% |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 20.8% |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 20.7% |
| 66 | Togo | 20.6% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 20.6% |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 20.5% |
| 69 | Serbia | 20.5% |
| 70 | Romania | 20.1% |
| 71 | Liberia | 20.1% |
| 72 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.0% |
| 73 | Japan | 20.0% |
| 74 | Vietnam | 19.9% |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 19.6% |
| 76 | Grenada | 19.6% |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 19.6% |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 19.4% |
| 79 | Greece | 19.4% |
| 80 | South Korea | 19.4% |
| 81 | Georgia | 19.2% |
| 82 | Burundi | 19.0% |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 18.8% |
| 84 | Switzerland | 18.8% |
| 85 | Lithuania | 18.7% |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 18.7% |
| 87 | France | 18.7% |
| 88 | Morocco | 18.7% |
| 89 | Malawi | 18.5% |
| 90 | Samoa | 18.4% |
| 91 | Nauru | 18.4% |
| 92 | Germany | 18.3% |
| 93 | Nigeria | 18.3% |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 18.3% |
| 95 | Malta | 18.2% |
| 96 | Yemen | 18.1% |
| 97 | Mauritania | 18.1% |
| 98 | Senegal | 18.1% |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.1% |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.0% |
| 101 | Mauritius | 18.0% |
| 102 | Tunisia | 17.9% |
| 103 | Croatia | 17.8% |
| 104 | Austria | 17.7% |
| 105 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.7% |
| 106 | Latvia | 17.7% |
| 107 | Madagascar | 17.6% |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 17.6% |
| 109 | Thailand | 17.5% |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 17.4% |
| 111 | Benin | 17.4% |
| 112 | Canada | 17.4% |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 17.3% |
| 114 | Hungary | 17.2% |
| 115 | Portugal | 17.2% |
| 116 | Philippines | 17.1% |
| 117 | Mongolia | 17.0% |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.0% |
| 119 | Mali | 17.0% |
| 120 | Australia | 16.9% |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 16.5% |
| 122 | Kenya | 16.5% |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 16.4% |
| 124 | Albania | 16.3% |
| 125 | Sudan | 16.3% |
| 126 | Fiji | 16.3% |
| 127 | Guinea | 16.1% |
| 128 | Sweden | 16.1% |
| 129 | Bhutan | 15.9% |
| 130 | Nepal | 15.6% |
| 131 | Taiwan, Province of China | 15.3% |
| 132 | Rwanda | 15.3% |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.3% |
| 134 | Poland | 15.2% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 15.2% |
| 136 | Jordan | 14.9% |
| 137 | Maldives | 14.8% |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.7% |
| 139 | Slovakia | 14.6% |
| 140 | Pakistan | 14.6% |
| 141 | Comoros | 14.3% |
| 142 | Belgium | 14.3% |
| 143 | Algeria | 14.2% |
| 144 | Cyprus | 14.0% |
| 145 | Iraq | 13.9% |
| 146 | Myanmar | 13.8% |
| 147 | Indonesia | 13.7% |
| 148 | Tonga | 13.5% |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 13.4% |
| 150 | Estonia | 13.3% |
| 151 | Norway | 13.2% |
| 152 | Iceland | 12.9% |
| 153 | Netherlands | 12.9% |
| 154 | Finland | 12.7% |
| 155 | Niger | 12.6% |
| 156 | Czech Republic | 12.6% |
| 157 | Armenia | 12.3% |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 12.0% |
| 159 | Ireland | 11.7% |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.5% |
| 161 | Denmark | 11.0% |
| 162 | Ukraine | 10.8% |
| 163 | Kiribati | 10.7% |
| 164 | Slovenia | 10.6% |
| 165 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.5% |
| 166 | Belarus | 10.5% |
| 167 | Egypt | 10.3% |
| 168 | India | 9.0% |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 5.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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