demographic2025
Share of population in poverty ($4.20 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
21.6%
Median: 7.3%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
92.5%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo92.5%
2Mozambique89.1%
3South Sudan88.0%
4Malawi87.3%
5Burundi87.2%
By Region
Africa39.6%(9 countries)
Other31.1%(96 countries)
Asia11.0%(22 countries)
South America6.9%(6 countries)
North America5.8%(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 (92.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.6%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (22)
South America (6)
North America (4)
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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92.5% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 89.1% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 88.0% |
| 4 | Malawi | 87.3% |
| 5 | Burundi | 87.2% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 83.9% |
| 7 | Madagascar | 83.9% |
| 8 | Zambia | 81.4% |
| 9 | Niger | 79.7% |
| 10 | Uganda | 76.3% |
| 11 | Haiti | 75.4% |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 71.4% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 70.0% |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 69.4% |
| 15 | Kenya | 65.5% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 65.0% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 64.6% |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 64.6% |
| 19 | Nigeria | 64.0% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 63.7% |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 62.9% |
| 22 | Rwanda | 62.2% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.1% |
| 24 | Chad | 61.4% |
| 25 | Mali | 59.5% |
| 26 | Eswatini | 58.3% |
| 27 | Yemen | 57.7% |
| 28 | Lesotho | 56.8% |
| 29 | Ghana | 56.3% |
| 30 | Togo | 55.6% |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 55.6% |
| 32 | Liberia | 55.0% |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 55.0% |
| 34 | Angola | 53.7% |
| 35 | Benin | 50.0% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 47.9% |
| 37 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.8% |
| 38 | Djibouti | 43.7% |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.1% |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.6% |
| 41 | Cameroon | 41.3% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.2% |
| 43 | Senegal | 37.3% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 36.9% |
| 45 | Botswana | 35.8% |
| 46 | Namibia | 35.0% |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.5% |
| 48 | South Africa | 30.2% |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 29.7% |
| 50 | Philippines | 29.3% |
| 51 | Guinea | 29.2% |
| 52 | Myanmar | 29.1% |
| 53 | Sudan | 26.0% |
| 54 | Mauritania | 26.0% |
| 55 | India | 23.9% |
| 56 | Honduras | 23.5% |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.5% |
| 58 | Nauru | 21.7% |
| 59 | Guyana | 21.5% |
| 60 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.5% |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 21.2% |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 20.5% |
| 63 | Comoros | 18.0% |
| 64 | Guatemala | 17.6% |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 16.9% |
| 66 | Indonesia | 16.4% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 16.4% |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 15.7% |
| 69 | Lebanon | 15.7% |
| 70 | Fiji | 15.1% |
| 71 | Colombia | 14.7% |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5% |
| 73 | Morocco | 11.6% |
| 74 | Samoa | 11.5% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 11.5% |
| 76 | Georgia | 11.0% |
| 77 | Peru | 10.7% |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 9.4% |
| 79 | Nepal | 9.1% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.0% |
| 81 | El Salvador | 8.6% |
| 82 | Ecuador | 8.4% |
| 83 | Gabon | 8.0% |
| 84 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.5% |
| 85 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.4% |
| 86 | Egypt | 7.1% |
| 87 | Panama | 6.8% |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 6.7% |
| 89 | Brazil | 6.2% |
| 90 | State of Palestine | 6.1% |
| 91 | Armenia | 5.7% |
| 92 | Kiribati | 5.7% |
| 93 | Jamaica | 5.1% |
| 94 | Bolivia | 4.9% |
| 95 | Algeria | 4.7% |
| 96 | Suriname | 4.6% |
| 97 | Paraguay | 4.5% |
| 98 | Vietnam | 4.2% |
| 99 | Mexico | 4.1% |
| 100 | Montenegro | 4.0% |
| 101 | Belize | 4.0% |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% |
| 103 | Barbados | 3.2% |
| 104 | Grenada | 2.9% |
| 105 | Tunisia | 2.4% |
| 106 | Iraq | 2.4% |
| 107 | Mongolia | 2.3% |
| 108 | Mauritius | 2.3% |
| 109 | Albania | 2.1% |
| 110 | Serbia | 2.1% |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% |
| 112 | Tonga | 1.8% |
| 113 | Hungary | 1.8% |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 1.7% |
| 115 | Japan | 1.6% |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 1.6% |
| 117 | Seychelles | 1.4% |
| 118 | Romania | 1.3% |
| 119 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 120 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 121 | Australia | 1.1% |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% |
| 123 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 124 | Spain | 1.0% |
| 125 | Jordan | 0.9% |
| 126 | Sweden | 0.9% |
| 127 | Germany | 0.9% |
| 128 | Israel | 0.9% |
| 129 | Malta | 0.9% |
| 130 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8% |
| 131 | Greece | 0.8% |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0.8% |
| 133 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 134 | Portugal | 0.7% |
| 135 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 136 | Austria | 0.6% |
| 137 | Estonia | 0.6% |
| 138 | Croatia | 0.6% |
| 139 | People's Republic of China | 0.5% |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0.5% |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 142 | Türkiye | 0.4% |
| 143 | Poland | 0.4% |
| 144 | Bhutan | 0.4% |
| 145 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 147 | Canada | 0.3% |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 149 | Russian Federation | 0.3% |
| 150 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 151 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 152 | Ukraine | 0.2% |
| 153 | Switzerland | 0.2% |
| 154 | Thailand | 0.2% |
| 155 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 156 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 157 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 159 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.1% |
| 160 | Malaysia | 0.1% |
| 161 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 162 | France | 0.1% |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 164 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 165 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 167 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 168 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 169 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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