demographic2023
Share of population below $2.15 a day (2017 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
11.3%
Median: 1.4%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
80.7%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar80.7%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo78.9%
3Mozambique74.5%
4Malawi70.1%
5South Sudan67.3%
By Region
Africa19.3%(9 countries)
Other17.4%(94 countries)
North America3.0%(4 countries)
South America2.8%(6 countries)
Asia2.5%(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 (80.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.3%)
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 | Madagascar | 80.7% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.9% |
| 3 | Mozambique | 74.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 70.1% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 67.3% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 65.7% |
| 7 | Zambia | 64.3% |
| 8 | Burundi | 62.1% |
| 9 | Haiti | 57.9% |
| 10 | Rwanda | 52.0% |
| 11 | Niger | 50.6% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44.9% |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 43.1% |
| 14 | Uganda | 42.1% |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 39.8% |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 39.7% |
| 17 | Kenya | 36.1% |
| 18 | Eswatini | 36.1% |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 35.4% |
| 20 | Lesotho | 32.4% |
| 21 | Angola | 31.1% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 30.9% |
| 23 | Chad | 30.8% |
| 24 | Liberia | 27.6% |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 27.0% |
| 26 | Togo | 26.6% |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 26.6% |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 26.1% |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.0% |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 25.3% |
| 31 | Ghana | 25.2% |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.8% |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 24.4% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 23.0% |
| 35 | Mali | 20.8% |
| 36 | South Africa | 20.5% |
| 37 | Yemen | 19.8% |
| 38 | Belize | 19.6% |
| 39 | Djibouti | 19.1% |
| 40 | Comoros | 18.6% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.2% |
| 42 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.0% |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.7% |
| 44 | Namibia | 15.6% |
| 45 | Botswana | 15.4% |
| 46 | Sudan | 15.3% |
| 47 | Guinea | 13.8% |
| 48 | India | 12.9% |
| 49 | Honduras | 12.7% |
| 50 | Benin | 12.7% |
| 51 | Guyana | 11.9% |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 10.0% |
| 53 | Senegal | 9.9% |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.7% |
| 55 | Guatemala | 9.5% |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.1% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 7.1% |
| 58 | Philippines | 6.8% |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 6.1% |
| 60 | Colombia | 6.0% |
| 61 | Mauritania | 5.4% |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 5.2% |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 5.0% |
| 64 | Pakistan | 4.9% |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 4.6% |
| 66 | Georgia | 4.3% |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 3.9% |
| 68 | Ecuador | 3.8% |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 3.6% |
| 70 | Brazil | 3.5% |
| 71 | El Salvador | 3.4% |
| 72 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.7% |
| 73 | Peru | 2.7% |
| 74 | Gabon | 2.5% |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% |
| 76 | Myanmar | 2.0% |
| 77 | Montenegro | 2.0% |
| 78 | Bolivia | 2.0% |
| 79 | Indonesia | 1.8% |
| 80 | Romania | 1.8% |
| 81 | Kiribati | 1.7% |
| 82 | Nauru | 1.7% |
| 83 | Egypt | 1.5% |
| 84 | Morocco | 1.4% |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3% |
| 86 | Paraguay | 1.3% |
| 87 | Fiji | 1.3% |
| 88 | Panama | 1.3% |
| 89 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 90 | Serbia | 1.2% |
| 91 | Mexico | 1.2% |
| 92 | Samoa | 1.2% |
| 93 | Suriname | 1.1% |
| 94 | Vietnam | 1.0% |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 0.9% |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 0.9% |
| 98 | Italy | 0.8% |
| 99 | Armenia | 0.8% |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% |
| 101 | Japan | 0.7% |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 103 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 104 | Greece | 0.6% |
| 105 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0.5% |
| 107 | State of Palestine | 0.5% |
| 108 | Australia | 0.5% |
| 109 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 110 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 111 | Türkiye | 0.4% |
| 112 | Hungary | 0.4% |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 114 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 115 | Nepal | 0.4% |
| 116 | Grenada | 0.3% |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% |
| 118 | Jamaica | 0.3% |
| 119 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 120 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0.3% |
| 122 | Malta | 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 | Mongolia | 0.2% |
| 130 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 131 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 132 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 133 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 134 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 135 | Slovakia | 0.1% |
| 136 | Iraq | 0.1% |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 138 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 139 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 140 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 141 | France | 0.1% |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 143 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 144 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 145 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 146 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 147 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 148 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 149 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 154 | Bhutan | 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 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 164 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 165 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 167 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 168 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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