demographic2025
Share of population in poverty ($10 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
47.6%
Median: 44.0%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
98.7%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo98.7%
2South Sudan98.5%
3Burundi98.3%
4Malawi98.3%
5Madagascar97.8%
By Region
Africa79.9%(9 countries)
Other63.6%(96 countries)
Asia40.6%(22 countries)
South America28.9%(6 countries)
North America22.5%(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 (98.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 47.6%)
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 | 98.7% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 98.5% |
| 3 | Burundi | 98.3% |
| 4 | Malawi | 98.3% |
| 5 | Madagascar | 97.8% |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 97.7% |
| 7 | Niger | 97.6% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 97.2% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 97.1% |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 96.3% |
| 11 | Nigeria | 96.1% |
| 12 | Uganda | 96.1% |
| 13 | Zambia | 96.0% |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 95.3% |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 95.1% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 94.6% |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 94.4% |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94.2% |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 94.1% |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 93.6% |
| 21 | Kenya | 93.2% |
| 22 | Chad | 92.9% |
| 23 | Rwanda | 92.8% |
| 24 | Liberia | 92.6% |
| 25 | Mali | 92.6% |
| 26 | Haiti | 92.2% |
| 27 | Yemen | 92.2% |
| 28 | Pakistan | 92.0% |
| 29 | Benin | 91.7% |
| 30 | Togo | 91.2% |
| 31 | India | 90.1% |
| 32 | Ghana | 90.1% |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 89.6% |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 89.5% |
| 35 | Lesotho | 89.2% |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 89.0% |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | 87.6% |
| 38 | Myanmar | 87.2% |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 87.0% |
| 40 | Djibouti | 86.5% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 86.4% |
| 42 | Senegal | 86.0% |
| 43 | Guinea | 85.9% |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 85.8% |
| 45 | Angola | 85.8% |
| 46 | Eswatini | 83.0% |
| 47 | Sudan | 82.8% |
| 48 | Philippines | 82.2% |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 81.6% |
| 50 | Cameroon | 80.6% |
| 51 | Mauritania | 80.4% |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 79.6% |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 79.0% |
| 54 | Comoros | 78.7% |
| 55 | Nauru | 77.9% |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.7% |
| 57 | Indonesia | 75.9% |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 73.3% |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 73.2% |
| 60 | Egypt | 73.1% |
| 61 | Fiji | 73.0% |
| 62 | Kiribati | 69.6% |
| 63 | Botswana | 69.4% |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 68.2% |
| 65 | Nepal | 66.9% |
| 66 | Namibia | 66.9% |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 66.8% |
| 68 | South Africa | 66.1% |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 65.3% |
| 70 | Armenia | 64.8% |
| 71 | Guyana | 64.0% |
| 72 | Lebanon | 62.4% |
| 73 | Samoa | 61.6% |
| 74 | Morocco | 60.5% |
| 75 | Honduras | 59.0% |
| 76 | Georgia | 58.5% |
| 77 | Algeria | 58.2% |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 57.4% |
| 79 | Guatemala | 57.1% |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 57.1% |
| 81 | Venezuela | 52.9% |
| 82 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 48.8% |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 48.4% |
| 84 | Peru | 46.1% |
| 85 | Colombia | 45.1% |
| 86 | Gabon | 42.9% |
| 87 | Iraq | 42.9% |
| 88 | Tonga | 40.8% |
| 89 | El Salvador | 40.0% |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.4% |
| 91 | State of Palestine | 39.4% |
| 92 | Ecuador | 38.0% |
| 93 | Mongolia | 37.2% |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 34.9% |
| 95 | Jamaica | 31.6% |
| 96 | Tunisia | 31.5% |
| 97 | People's Republic of China | 31.3% |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 31.3% |
| 99 | Vietnam | 31.1% |
| 100 | Albania | 31.1% |
| 101 | Mexico | 29.8% |
| 102 | Grenada | 29.4% |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 28.8% |
| 104 | Paraguay | 28.8% |
| 105 | Mauritius | 28.7% |
| 106 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.0% |
| 107 | Belize | 28.0% |
| 108 | Brazil | 27.2% |
| 109 | Suriname | 27.2% |
| 110 | Jordan | 26.6% |
| 111 | Panama | 25.3% |
| 112 | Barbados | 23.9% |
| 113 | Bolivia | 23.5% |
| 114 | Ukraine | 20.8% |
| 115 | Thailand | 20.7% |
| 116 | Montenegro | 20.4% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 20.1% |
| 118 | Maldives | 20.0% |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.7% |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 19.0% |
| 121 | Bhutan | 16.4% |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 14.8% |
| 123 | Seychelles | 13.0% |
| 124 | Serbia | 12.6% |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 9.3% |
| 126 | Uruguay | 9.1% |
| 127 | Chile | 8.0% |
| 128 | Hungary | 7.6% |
| 129 | Türkiye | 7.4% |
| 130 | Slovakia | 6.8% |
| 131 | Romania | 6.7% |
| 132 | Israel | 6.7% |
| 133 | Belarus | 6.5% |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 5.9% |
| 135 | Malaysia | 5.6% |
| 136 | Greece | 5.4% |
| 137 | Lithuania | 4.2% |
| 138 | Latvia | 4.0% |
| 139 | Japan | 3.8% |
| 140 | Portugal | 3.2% |
| 141 | Spain | 3.0% |
| 142 | Croatia | 2.7% |
| 143 | Italy | 2.5% |
| 144 | United States of America | 2.2% |
| 145 | Germany | 2.0% |
| 146 | Estonia | 1.9% |
| 147 | Sweden | 1.7% |
| 148 | Australia | 1.6% |
| 149 | Poland | 1.4% |
| 150 | Czech Republic | 1.2% |
| 151 | Malta | 1.1% |
| 152 | Austria | 1.1% |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 1.1% |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% |
| 155 | Canada | 0.8% |
| 156 | South Korea | 0.8% |
| 157 | Denmark | 0.6% |
| 158 | Iceland | 0.6% |
| 159 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.5% |
| 160 | Finland | 0.5% |
| 161 | France | 0.5% |
| 162 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 164 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 165 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 166 | Belgium | 0.3% |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 168 | Slovenia | 0.2% |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0.2% |
| 170 | Qatar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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