demographic2023

Share of population living in multidimensional poverty

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 Data106 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
32.2%
Median: 19.0%
Countries Covered
106
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
93.7%
Lowest
Serbia
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic93.7%
2Chad90.4%
3Niger89.4%
4Angola88.2%
5Democratic Republic of the Congo87.0%
By Region
Africa36.0%(9 countries)
Other36.0%(76 countries)
North America24.3%(2 countries)
Asia17.7%(14 countries)
South America13.9%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.3%)High (93.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 32.2%)

Africa (9)
Other (76)
North America (2)
Asia (14)
South America (4)
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 Republic93.7%
2Chad90.4%
3Niger89.4%
4Angola88.2%
5Democratic Republic of the Congo87.0%
6Guinea86.4%
7Mauritania84.9%
8Guinea-Bissau81.0%
9Burundi80.7%
10Mali79.7%
11Ethiopia79.7%
12Burkina Faso79.4%
13Mozambique77.9%
14Sierra Leone77.5%
15Madagascar76.4%
16Liberia75.4%
17Afghanistan75.1%
18Cameroon71.1%
19Benin69.2%
20Republic of The Gambia67.5%
21Senegal65.9%
22Zambia65.6%
23Uganda65.0%
24Cote d'Ivoire64.3%
25Sudan64.0%
26Papua New Guinea61.5%
27Namibia61.2%
28United Republic of Tanzania59.1%
29Timor-Leste58.9%
30Haiti57.6%
31Republic of the Congo56.3%
32Malawi55.1%
33Rwanda54.8%
34Togo54.4%
35Pakistan49.8%
36Nigeria49.4%
37Yemen48.0%
38Myanmar47.8%
39Guatemala41.3%
40Ghana38.3%
41Lesotho35.9%
42Gabon35.6%
43Zimbabwe35.3%
44Kenya33.9%
45Botswana32.9%
46Vanuatu32.1%
47Nepal29.1%
48Kiribati28.9%
49Lao People's Democratic Republic24.0%
50Comoros23.5%
51Cambodia21.3%
52India21.2%
53Honduras19.1%
54Peru18.9%
55Bolivia17.6%
56Colombia17.6%
57Bangladesh16.5%
58Mongolia15.9%
59El Salvador15.7%
60Morocco14.3%
61Brazil14.2%
62Iraq12.6%
63Bhutan12.6%
64Sao Tome and Principe12.4%
65South Africa11.3%
66Paraguay10.3%
67Eswatini8.9%
68Tajikistan8.7%
69Suriname8.0%
70Mexico7.3%
71Samoa6.9%
72Belize6.8%
73Egypt6.3%
74People's Republic of China6.2%
75Philippines5.4%
76Indonesia5.3%
77Ecuador5.1%
78Dominican Republic5.1%
79Jamaica3.8%
80Sri Lanka3.3%
81Algeria2.6%
82Vietnam2.5%
83Tuvalu2.4%
84Fiji2.3%
85Uzbekistan2.3%
86Libya1.9%
87Tunisia1.9%
88Guyana1.9%
89Cuba1.7%
90Montenegro1.3%
91Kyrgyzstan1.2%
92State of Palestine1.1%
93Tonga1.1%
94Jordan1.0%
95Maldives0.9%
96Costa Rica0.8%
97Kazakhstan0.8%
98Albania0.7%
99Georgia0.7%
100Thailand0.6%
101Trinidad and Tobago0.5%
102Armenia0.5%
103The Republic of North Macedonia0.4%
104Turkmenistan0.3%
105Azerbaijan0.3%
106Serbia0.3%
Showing 106 of 106 countries

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Data Source

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

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