demographic2023

Share of population deprived in the indicator Assets

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data109 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.4%
Median: 7.3%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
70.8%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic70.8%
2Papua New Guinea65.4%
3Ethiopia64.7%
4Burundi61.3%
5Malawi55.7%
By Region
Africa19.0%(9 countries)
Other18.5%(78 countries)
Asia10.2%(14 countries)
North America8.2%(2 countries)
South America3.4%(5 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 (70.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.4%)

Africa (9)
Other (78)
Asia (14)
North America (2)
South America (5)
Europe (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 2023; 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
1Central African Republic70.8%
2Papua New Guinea65.4%
3Ethiopia64.7%
4Burundi61.3%
5Malawi55.7%
6Madagascar54.3%
7Democratic Republic of the Congo54.3%
8Rwanda52.2%
9Liberia47.8%
10Vanuatu47.5%
11Niger47.1%
12Chad46.7%
13Haiti44.4%
14Sierra Leone42.4%
15Mozambique41.0%
16Timor-Leste37.7%
17Afghanistan36.7%
18United Republic of Tanzania35.9%
19Yemen34.9%
20Sudan34.9%
21Lesotho32.4%
22Angola32.2%
23Zambia31.9%
24Uganda31.6%
25Zimbabwe29.1%
26Cameroon27.4%
27Benin26.6%
28Guinea26.5%
29Nigeria26.4%
30Kiribati24.8%
31Mauritania24.0%
32Comoros23.5%
33Botswana22.8%
34Togo21.9%
35Nepal21.8%
36Bangladesh21.7%
37Kenya21.6%
38Namibia20.4%
39Myanmar20.3%
40Republic of the Congo18.8%
41Sao Tome and Principe17.4%
42Guinea-Bissau16.2%
43Cote d'Ivoire14.5%
44Pakistan14.5%
45Guatemala14.0%
46Ghana13.0%
47Bhutan12.7%
48Eswatini12.3%
49Fiji10.9%
50India10.2%
51Honduras10.0%
52South Africa9.0%
53Philippines9.0%
54Mali8.8%
55Samoa7.3%
56Peru7.2%
57Senegal7.2%
58Lao People's Democratic Republic6.9%
59Cambodia6.8%
60Gabon6.6%
61Guyana6.5%
62Cuba6.5%
63Indonesia5.9%
64Ecuador5.8%
65Bolivia5.0%
66Republic of The Gambia4.9%
67El Salvador4.6%
68Dominican Republic4.5%
69Burkina Faso4.3%
70Suriname4.2%
71Sri Lanka4.1%
72Belize3.4%
73People's Republic of China2.5%
74Mexico2.5%
75Colombia2.4%
76Jamaica2.3%
77Tonga2.2%
78Morocco2.2%
79Paraguay2.2%
80Vietnam1.6%
81Mongolia1.5%
82Tajikistan1.3%
83State of Palestine1.1%
84Thailand1.1%
85Egypt1.1%
86Tunisia1.0%
87Georgia1.0%
88Trinidad and Tobago0.9%
89Kyrgyzstan0.9%
90Uzbekistan0.8%
91Nauru0.7%
92Argentina0.7%
93Brazil0.7%
94Tuvalu0.6%
95Algeria0.6%
96Albania0.5%
97Costa Rica0.4%
98Azerbaijan0.4%
99Iraq0.4%
100Jordan0.4%
101Armenia0.3%
102The Republic of North Macedonia0.3%
103Libya0.2%
104Kazakhstan0.1%
105Montenegro0.1%
106Seychelles0.1%
107Maldives0.1%
108Serbia0.1%
109Turkmenistan0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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