social2025
Below $8.30 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
41.6%
Median: 34.4%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
98.0%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo98.0%
2South Sudan97.6%
3Burundi97.4%
4Malawi97.1%
5Madagascar96.6%
By Region
Africa72.3%(9 countries)
Other56.5%(96 countries)
Asia33.3%(22 countries)
South America22.4%(6 countries)
North America17.8%(4 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 (98.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 41.6%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (22)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (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 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 | 98.0% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 97.6% |
| 3 | Burundi | 97.4% |
| 4 | Malawi | 97.1% |
| 5 | Madagascar | 96.6% |
| 6 | Mozambique | 96.3% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 96.1% |
| 8 | Niger | 96.1% |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 96.0% |
| 10 | Zambia | 94.0% |
| 11 | Uganda | 93.6% |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 93.5% |
| 13 | Nigeria | 92.9% |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 92.1% |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.5% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 91.5% |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 91.4% |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 90.7% |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 90.4% |
| 20 | Kenya | 90.1% |
| 21 | Haiti | 89.8% |
| 22 | Rwanda | 89.8% |
| 23 | Chad | 89.5% |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | 89.3% |
| 25 | Mali | 88.6% |
| 26 | Liberia | 88.3% |
| 27 | Yemen | 88.0% |
| 28 | Pakistan | 87.1% |
| 29 | Togo | 87.0% |
| 30 | Benin | 86.5% |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 86.2% |
| 32 | Ghana | 85.4% |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 84.6% |
| 34 | Lesotho | 83.8% |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 82.4% |
| 36 | India | 82.1% |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 81.3% |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.9% |
| 39 | Djibouti | 80.8% |
| 40 | Angola | 80.0% |
| 41 | Myanmar | 79.8% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 79.3% |
| 43 | Senegal | 78.6% |
| 44 | Republic of The Gambia | 78.2% |
| 45 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 78.1% |
| 46 | Guinea | 76.6% |
| 47 | Cameroon | 74.0% |
| 48 | Philippines | 73.9% |
| 49 | Sudan | 73.2% |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 71.5% |
| 51 | Mauritania | 71.2% |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70.3% |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.0% |
| 54 | Nauru | 68.5% |
| 55 | Comoros | 68.2% |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.2% |
| 57 | Indonesia | 65.2% |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 65.0% |
| 59 | Botswana | 63.2% |
| 60 | Fiji | 61.3% |
| 61 | Namibia | 61.1% |
| 62 | Tuvalu | 60.6% |
| 63 | South Africa | 59.6% |
| 64 | Egypt | 58.5% |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.1% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 55.4% |
| 67 | Guyana | 54.2% |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 53.3% |
| 69 | Nepal | 52.7% |
| 70 | Kiribati | 52.0% |
| 71 | Lebanon | 50.7% |
| 72 | Honduras | 49.8% |
| 73 | Samoa | 49.4% |
| 74 | Morocco | 49.0% |
| 75 | Armenia | 47.4% |
| 76 | Guatemala | 47.3% |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 46.5% |
| 78 | Georgia | 45.6% |
| 79 | Venezuela | 43.3% |
| 80 | Algeria | 41.8% |
| 81 | Colombia | 37.0% |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 36.5% |
| 83 | Peru | 36.2% |
| 84 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 36.0% |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 35.9% |
| 86 | Gabon | 32.9% |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.5% |
| 88 | Ecuador | 30.1% |
| 89 | El Salvador | 29.9% |
| 90 | State of Palestine | 28.6% |
| 91 | Iraq | 28.0% |
| 92 | Tonga | 26.7% |
| 93 | Mongolia | 24.4% |
| 94 | Jamaica | 22.9% |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 22.5% |
| 96 | Vietnam | 21.5% |
| 97 | Mexico | 21.4% |
| 98 | People's Republic of China | 21.3% |
| 99 | Suriname | 20.9% |
| 100 | Tunisia | 20.7% |
| 101 | Brazil | 20.6% |
| 102 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 20.5% |
| 103 | Paraguay | 20.5% |
| 104 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.4% |
| 105 | Albania | 19.9% |
| 106 | Panama | 19.8% |
| 107 | Belize | 19.7% |
| 108 | Grenada | 19.6% |
| 109 | Mauritius | 19.1% |
| 110 | Bolivia | 17.4% |
| 111 | Barbados | 15.8% |
| 112 | Jordan | 15.3% |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 15.2% |
| 114 | Montenegro | 14.5% |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 14.0% |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% |
| 117 | Thailand | 11.7% |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.7% |
| 119 | Ukraine | 11.3% |
| 120 | Maldives | 11.2% |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 9.7% |
| 122 | Serbia | 9.0% |
| 123 | Bhutan | 9.0% |
| 124 | Seychelles | 8.4% |
| 125 | Uruguay | 5.9% |
| 126 | Romania | 5.1% |
| 127 | Hungary | 4.9% |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 4.7% |
| 129 | Chile | 4.5% |
| 130 | Israel | 4.4% |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 4.4% |
| 132 | Türkiye | 4.1% |
| 133 | Slovakia | 4.1% |
| 134 | Japan | 3.3% |
| 135 | Lithuania | 3.2% |
| 136 | Greece | 3.2% |
| 137 | Malaysia | 2.9% |
| 138 | Latvia | 2.8% |
| 139 | Belarus | 2.6% |
| 140 | Spain | 2.3% |
| 141 | Portugal | 2.2% |
| 142 | Croatia | 2.0% |
| 143 | Italy | 1.9% |
| 144 | United States of America | 1.8% |
| 145 | Germany | 1.6% |
| 146 | Australia | 1.5% |
| 147 | Sweden | 1.5% |
| 148 | Estonia | 1.3% |
| 149 | Poland | 1.1% |
| 150 | Malta | 1.1% |
| 151 | Austria | 1.0% |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 0.9% |
| 153 | Czech Republic | 0.8% |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% |
| 155 | Denmark | 0.6% |
| 156 | Canada | 0.6% |
| 157 | South Korea | 0.5% |
| 158 | Finland | 0.4% |
| 159 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 160 | Iceland | 0.4% |
| 161 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 162 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.3% |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 164 | France | 0.3% |
| 165 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 166 | Belgium | 0.3% |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 0.2% |
| 168 | Slovenia | 0.1% |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0.1% |
| 170 | Qatar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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