demographic2023

Share of population living in severe 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 Data109 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.4%
Median: 2.1%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Chad
64.6%
Lowest
Armenia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad64.6%
2Niger55.9%
3Central African Republic55.8%
4Burundi46.1%
5Madagascar45.8%
By Region
Other13.2%(78 countries)
Africa12.4%(9 countries)
Asia6.4%(14 countries)
North America5.9%(2 countries)
South America0.5%(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 (64.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.4%)

Other (78)
Africa (9)
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
1Chad64.6%
2Niger55.9%
3Central African Republic55.8%
4Burundi46.1%
5Madagascar45.8%
6Mali44.7%
7Guinea43.5%
8Ethiopia41.9%
9Afghanistan39.1%
10Mozambique38.8%
11Burkina Faso38.3%
12Mauritania38.0%
13Democratic Republic of the Congo36.8%
14Guinea-Bissau35.9%
15Angola32.5%
16Sudan30.9%
17Benin30.8%
18Sierra Leone28.0%
19Papua New Guinea25.8%
20Uganda25.7%
21Liberia24.9%
22Cameroon24.6%
23Senegal22.7%
24Pakistan21.5%
25Zambia21.0%
26Cote d'Ivoire19.7%
27Rwanda19.7%
28Haiti18.5%
29United Republic of Tanzania18.3%
30Nigeria18.1%
31Malawi17.5%
32Timor-Leste17.4%
33Republic of The Gambia17.3%
34Yemen17.0%
35Togo15.2%
36Myanmar13.8%
37Namibia13.1%
38Guatemala11.2%
39Republic of the Congo9.4%
40Ghana8.4%
41Kenya7.5%
42Zimbabwe6.8%
43Lao People's Democratic Republic6.5%
44Lesotho6.1%
45Vanuatu5.9%
46Comoros5.7%
47Nepal5.5%
48India4.2%
49Cambodia4.1%
50Bangladesh3.9%
51Kiribati3.5%
52Botswana3.5%
53Honduras3.0%
54Gabon2.3%
55Sao Tome and Principe2.1%
56El Salvador1.7%
57Nauru1.7%
58Bhutan1.6%
59Morocco1.4%
60Eswatini1.3%
61Iraq1.3%
62Paraguay1.0%
63South Africa0.9%
64Brazil0.9%
65Colombia0.8%
66Mongolia0.8%
67Peru0.8%
68Tajikistan0.7%
69Philippines0.7%
70Bolivia0.7%
71Mexico0.7%
72Belize0.6%
73Egypt0.6%
74Samoa0.5%
75Indonesia0.4%
76Suriname0.4%
77Vietnam0.4%
78People's Republic of China0.3%
79Sri Lanka0.3%
80Dominican Republic0.2%
81Jamaica0.2%
82Guyana0.2%
83Fiji0.2%
84Algeria0.2%
85Ecuador0.1%
86Trinidad and Tobago0.1%
87Cuba0.1%
88Libya0.1%
89Albania0.1%
90Jordan0.1%
91Montenegro0.1%
92The Republic of North Macedonia0.1%
93Uzbekistan0.0%
94Thailand0.0%
95Seychelles0.0%
96Tonga0.0%
97Tunisia0.0%
98Azerbaijan0.0%
99Costa Rica0.0%
100Georgia0.0%
101Serbia0.0%
102State of Palestine0.0%
103Argentina0.0%
104Kazakhstan0.0%
105Kyrgyzstan0.0%
106Maldives0.0%
107Turkmenistan0.0%
108Tuvalu0.0%
109Armenia0.0%
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Data Source

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

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