demographic2023
Share of population below $1.90 a day (2011 prices)
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
11.7%
Median: 1.4%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
84.1%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo84.1%
2Madagascar78.8%
3South Sudan76.5%
4Malawi73.5%
5Mozambique73.5%
By Region
Africa22.4%(9 countries)
Other17.9%(94 countries)
North America2.9%(4 countries)
South America2.5%(6 countries)
Asia2.4%(22 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 (84.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Asia (22)
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 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 84.1% |
| 2 | Madagascar | 78.8% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 76.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 73.5% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 73.5% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 70.1% |
| 7 | Burundi | 69.9% |
| 8 | Zambia | 61.6% |
| 9 | Rwanda | 56.5% |
| 10 | Haiti | 53.6% |
| 11 | Angola | 50.0% |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 49.8% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49.4% |
| 14 | Kenya | 45.7% |
| 15 | Liberia | 44.4% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 43.0% |
| 17 | Uganda | 40.8% |
| 18 | Niger | 40.3% |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 39.6% |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 39.5% |
| 21 | Nigeria | 39.1% |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 38.0% |
| 23 | Chad | 33.4% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 30.9% |
| 25 | Eswatini | 29.2% |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.4% |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 28.2% |
| 28 | Lesotho | 27.2% |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.6% |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 24.7% |
| 31 | Cameroon | 23.5% |
| 32 | Guinea | 23.2% |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.8% |
| 34 | Mali | 22.1% |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 22.0% |
| 36 | Togo | 21.6% |
| 37 | Comoros | 19.1% |
| 38 | South Africa | 18.7% |
| 39 | Yemen | 18.3% |
| 40 | Djibouti | 17.0% |
| 41 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 15.4% |
| 42 | Honduras | 14.8% |
| 43 | Belize | 14.6% |
| 44 | Botswana | 14.5% |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 14.1% |
| 46 | Namibia | 13.8% |
| 47 | Ghana | 13.6% |
| 48 | India | 12.9% |
| 49 | Sudan | 12.2% |
| 50 | Benin | 12.0% |
| 51 | Guyana | 11.8% |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.0% |
| 53 | Guatemala | 8.8% |
| 54 | Vanuatu | 8.6% |
| 55 | Senegal | 8.5% |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.4% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 6.7% |
| 58 | Philippines | 6.3% |
| 59 | Colombia | 5.7% |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 5.4% |
| 61 | Mauritania | 4.9% |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 4.7% |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 4.1% |
| 64 | Ecuador | 3.8% |
| 65 | Pakistan | 3.6% |
| 66 | Georgia | 3.5% |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 3.4% |
| 68 | Gabon | 3.4% |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 3.4% |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 3.3% |
| 71 | Bolivia | 3.2% |
| 72 | El Salvador | 3.2% |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.0% |
| 74 | Brazil | 2.9% |
| 75 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.8% |
| 76 | Egypt | 2.7% |
| 77 | Suriname | 2.2% |
| 78 | Peru | 2.0% |
| 79 | Montenegro | 2.0% |
| 80 | Fiji | 1.8% |
| 81 | Panama | 1.7% |
| 82 | Romania | 1.7% |
| 83 | Iraq | 1.7% |
| 84 | Nepal | 1.4% |
| 85 | Myanmar | 1.4% |
| 86 | Vietnam | 1.3% |
| 87 | Kiribati | 1.3% |
| 88 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 89 | Serbia | 1.2% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1.2% |
| 91 | Mexico | 1.2% |
| 92 | Samoa | 1.1% |
| 93 | Indonesia | 1.1% |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% |
| 95 | Nauru | 1.0% |
| 96 | Morocco | 0.9% |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 0.9% |
| 98 | Armenia | 0.8% |
| 99 | State of Palestine | 0.8% |
| 100 | Italy | 0.8% |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% |
| 102 | Japan | 0.7% |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 104 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% |
| 106 | Greece | 0.6% |
| 107 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 108 | Australia | 0.5% |
| 109 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 110 | Seychelles | 0.5% |
| 111 | Türkiye | 0.4% |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 114 | Tunisia | 0.4% |
| 115 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 116 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.3% |
| 117 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 118 | Grenada | 0.3% |
| 119 | Jamaica | 0.3% |
| 120 | Hungary | 0.3% |
| 121 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.3% |
| 124 | Canada | 0.2% |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 0.2% |
| 126 | Germany | 0.2% |
| 127 | Israel | 0.2% |
| 128 | Portugal | 0.2% |
| 129 | Malta | 0.2% |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0.2% |
| 131 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 132 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 133 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 134 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 135 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 136 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 137 | Slovakia | 0.1% |
| 138 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 139 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 140 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 142 | France | 0.1% |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 144 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 145 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 146 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 147 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 148 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 149 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 150 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 152 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 154 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 155 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 156 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 157 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 158 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 159 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 160 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 161 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 162 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 163 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 164 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 165 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 167 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 168 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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