demographic2023
Share of population below $3.20 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
22.9%
Median: 8.0%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
94.2%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo94.2%
2South Sudan91.7%
3Madagascar91.5%
4Malawi90.4%
5Burundi89.8%
By Region
Africa43.4%(9 countries)
Other33.3%(94 countries)
Asia10.8%(22 countries)
North America7.8%(4 countries)
South America6.5%(6 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 (94.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.9%)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
Asia (22)
North America (4)
South America (6)
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 | 94.2% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 91.7% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 91.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 90.4% |
| 5 | Burundi | 89.8% |
| 6 | Mozambique | 88.0% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 87.7% |
| 8 | Rwanda | 80.3% |
| 9 | Zambia | 78.7% |
| 10 | Niger | 77.4% |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 76.8% |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 76.0% |
| 13 | Kenya | 75.8% |
| 14 | Liberia | 75.6% |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 75.4% |
| 16 | Haiti | 71.7% |
| 17 | Angola | 71.6% |
| 18 | Nigeria | 71.0% |
| 19 | Uganda | 70.4% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 69.1% |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 65.9% |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 65.6% |
| 23 | Chad | 64.6% |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.4% |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 64.1% |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 63.8% |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 63.6% |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.2% |
| 29 | Guinea | 60.4% |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 58.1% |
| 31 | Mali | 57.6% |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.0% |
| 33 | Eswatini | 52.1% |
| 34 | Togo | 52.0% |
| 35 | Yemen | 51.2% |
| 36 | Lesotho | 49.9% |
| 37 | Cameroon | 46.7% |
| 38 | Sudan | 44.0% |
| 39 | India | 43.5% |
| 40 | Benin | 41.5% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.9% |
| 42 | Djibouti | 39.8% |
| 43 | Comoros | 39.7% |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 38.7% |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37.4% |
| 46 | South Africa | 37.3% |
| 47 | Botswana | 36.5% |
| 48 | Pakistan | 34.4% |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.0% |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 32.3% |
| 51 | Senegal | 32.3% |
| 52 | Ghana | 30.8% |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 30.7% |
| 54 | Namibia | 30.3% |
| 55 | Belize | 29.5% |
| 56 | Honduras | 29.0% |
| 57 | Philippines | 28.3% |
| 58 | Guatemala | 24.4% |
| 59 | Guyana | 24.0% |
| 60 | Egypt | 23.8% |
| 61 | Mauritania | 23.6% |
| 62 | Nauru | 19.5% |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 17.8% |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 17.6% |
| 65 | Kiribati | 16.4% |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 15.4% |
| 67 | Myanmar | 15.0% |
| 68 | Iraq | 14.8% |
| 69 | Fiji | 14.5% |
| 70 | Venezuela | 14.3% |
| 71 | Nepal | 13.6% |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 13.1% |
| 73 | Colombia | 13.1% |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9% |
| 75 | Indonesia | 12.8% |
| 76 | Georgia | 11.7% |
| 77 | Gabon | 11.2% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 10.3% |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 10.2% |
| 80 | Armenia | 10.0% |
| 81 | Samoa | 9.6% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.3% |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
| 84 | Suriname | 8.1% |
| 85 | El Salvador | 7.9% |
| 86 | Morocco | 7.3% |
| 87 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.3% |
| 88 | Peru | 7.2% |
| 89 | Bolivia | 7.2% |
| 90 | Brazil | 7.2% |
| 91 | Vietnam | 5.5% |
| 92 | Panama | 5.5% |
| 93 | Paraguay | 5.3% |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 5.2% |
| 95 | Mexico | 4.6% |
| 96 | State of Palestine | 4.5% |
| 97 | Algeria | 3.9% |
| 98 | Montenegro | 3.7% |
| 99 | Jamaica | 3.1% |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 2.8% |
| 101 | Tunisia | 2.7% |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 2.7% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 2.6% |
| 104 | Romania | 2.6% |
| 105 | Serbia | 2.5% |
| 106 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.5% |
| 107 | Mauritius | 2.2% |
| 108 | Jordan | 2.0% |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 1.9% |
| 110 | Albania | 1.9% |
| 111 | Grenada | 1.7% |
| 112 | Mongolia | 1.6% |
| 113 | United States of America | 1.5% |
| 114 | Türkiye | 1.4% |
| 115 | Tonga | 1.3% |
| 116 | Greece | 1.2% |
| 117 | Seychelles | 1.1% |
| 118 | Israel | 1.0% |
| 119 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 120 | Japan | 0.9% |
| 121 | Spain | 0.9% |
| 122 | Hungary | 0.8% |
| 123 | Australia | 0.7% |
| 124 | Sweden | 0.7% |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% |
| 126 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 127 | Uruguay | 0.7% |
| 128 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.6% |
| 130 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.6% |
| 131 | Malta | 0.6% |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0.6% |
| 133 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 134 | Canada | 0.5% |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0.4% |
| 138 | Portugal | 0.4% |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.4% |
| 140 | Thailand | 0.3% |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 0.3% |
| 142 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 143 | Germany | 0.2% |
| 144 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 145 | France | 0.2% |
| 146 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 147 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 148 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 149 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
| 152 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 153 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 154 | Ukraine | 0.1% |
| 155 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 156 | Lebanon | 0.1% |
| 157 | Malaysia | 0.1% |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.1% |
| 159 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 160 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 161 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 162 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 163 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 164 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 165 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 167 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 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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