demographic2025
Share of population in poverty ($1 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
1.8%
Median: 0.2%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
33.5%
Lowest
Belize
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo33.5%
2Mozambique28.9%
3Zambia28.4%
4Haiti28.1%
5South Sudan25.4%
By Region
Other2.9%(96 countries)
Africa2.1%(9 countries)
Oceania0.6%(1 countries)
North America0.5%(4 countries)
South America0.5%(6 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 (33.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8%)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
Oceania (1)
North America (4)
South America (6)
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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.5% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 28.9% |
| 3 | Zambia | 28.4% |
| 4 | Haiti | 28.1% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 25.4% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 16.9% |
| 7 | Malawi | 12.6% |
| 8 | Burundi | 11.4% |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 10.3% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 7.9% |
| 11 | Angola | 6.9% |
| 12 | Ghana | 6.8% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 6.7% |
| 14 | Uganda | 6.6% |
| 15 | Eswatini | 5.8% |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 5.8% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 4.5% |
| 18 | Guyana | 4.0% |
| 19 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.5% |
| 20 | Venezuela | 3.1% |
| 21 | Djibouti | 2.9% |
| 22 | Namibia | 2.6% |
| 23 | Honduras | 2.6% |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 2.0% |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 2.0% |
| 26 | Nigeria | 2.0% |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.9% |
| 28 | Kenya | 1.7% |
| 29 | Chad | 1.7% |
| 30 | Colombia | 1.7% |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% |
| 32 | Guatemala | 1.1% |
| 33 | Botswana | 1.1% |
| 34 | Togo | 1.0% |
| 35 | Niger | 0.9% |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0.9% |
| 37 | Liberia | 0.9% |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.8% |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.8% |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 0.8% |
| 41 | United States of America | 0.8% |
| 42 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.8% |
| 43 | Yemen | 0.8% |
| 44 | Montenegro | 0.8% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 0.7% |
| 46 | Barbados | 0.7% |
| 47 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 48 | Lithuania | 0.6% |
| 49 | Germany | 0.6% |
| 50 | Australia | 0.6% |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.6% |
| 52 | Sweden | 0.5% |
| 53 | Spain | 0.5% |
| 54 | Benin | 0.5% |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5% |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.4% |
| 57 | Austria | 0.4% |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.4% |
| 60 | Japan | 0.4% |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4% |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.4% |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 0.4% |
| 64 | Mali | 0.3% |
| 65 | Serbia | 0.3% |
| 66 | Peru | 0.3% |
| 67 | Latvia | 0.3% |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 0.3% |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.3% |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 0.3% |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% |
| 72 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 0.3% |
| 74 | Pakistan | 0.2% |
| 75 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 0.2% |
| 77 | Israel | 0.2% |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% |
| 79 | Panama | 0.2% |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0.2% |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2% |
| 82 | Guinea | 0.2% |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 0.2% |
| 84 | Sudan | 0.2% |
| 85 | Gabon | 0.2% |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% |
| 87 | Estonia | 0.1% |
| 88 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 89 | Bolivia | 0.1% |
| 90 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 91 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 92 | Greece | 0.1% |
| 93 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 94 | Finland | 0.1% |
| 95 | Canada | 0.1% |
| 96 | Mexico | 0.1% |
| 97 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 98 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 0.1% |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 101 | Comoros | 0.1% |
| 102 | Paraguay | 0.1% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% |
| 104 | Jamaica | 0.1% |
| 105 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 106 | France | 0.0% |
| 107 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 108 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 109 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 110 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 111 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 112 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 113 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 114 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 119 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 120 | India | 0.0% |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 123 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 124 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 126 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 127 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 129 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 130 | Indonesia | 0.0% |
| 131 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 132 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 133 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 134 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 136 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 138 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 139 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 141 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 142 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 143 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 145 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 146 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 148 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 149 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 151 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 152 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 154 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 156 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 157 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 158 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 159 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 162 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 163 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 164 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 165 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 166 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 169 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 170 | Belize | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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