demographic2023
Share of population below $3.65 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
22.9%
Median: 8.3%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
92.4%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar92.4%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo92.1%
3Malawi89.1%
4Mozambique88.6%
5South Sudan86.5%
By Region
Africa41.3%(9 countries)
Other33.4%(94 countries)
Asia11.0%(22 countries)
North America8.1%(4 countries)
South America7.3%(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 (92.4%)
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 | Madagascar | 92.4% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92.1% |
| 3 | Malawi | 89.1% |
| 4 | Mozambique | 88.6% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 86.5% |
| 6 | Burundi | 86.2% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 85.8% |
| 8 | Niger | 83.1% |
| 9 | Zambia | 81.0% |
| 10 | Rwanda | 78.0% |
| 11 | Haiti | 74.8% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 74.3% |
| 13 | Uganda | 71.8% |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 71.1% |
| 15 | Kenya | 70.1% |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 69.2% |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 67.7% |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 67.0% |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 65.0% |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 64.5% |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 64.3% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 63.5% |
| 23 | Chad | 62.8% |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 61.0% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 60.7% |
| 26 | Liberia | 60.6% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.2% |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 59.1% |
| 29 | Togo | 58.8% |
| 30 | Eswatini | 58.0% |
| 31 | Mali | 56.1% |
| 32 | Lesotho | 54.7% |
| 33 | Yemen | 54.4% |
| 34 | Angola | 52.9% |
| 35 | Sudan | 49.7% |
| 36 | Ghana | 48.8% |
| 37 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.0% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 46.7% |
| 39 | Guinea | 46.6% |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.0% |
| 41 | India | 44.0% |
| 42 | Djibouti | 43.8% |
| 43 | Benin | 43.4% |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 40.8% |
| 45 | South Africa | 40.0% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 39.8% |
| 47 | Comoros | 39.5% |
| 48 | Belize | 39.1% |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.4% |
| 50 | Botswana | 38.0% |
| 51 | Senegal | 36.3% |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 34.9% |
| 53 | Namibia | 33.3% |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.5% |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 30.0% |
| 56 | Philippines | 29.9% |
| 57 | Honduras | 26.4% |
| 58 | Guatemala | 25.9% |
| 59 | Mauritania | 25.8% |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 25.7% |
| 61 | Guyana | 24.9% |
| 62 | Nauru | 20.9% |
| 63 | Myanmar | 19.6% |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 19.6% |
| 65 | Kiribati | 19.5% |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 19.3% |
| 67 | Egypt | 17.6% |
| 68 | Indonesia | 17.5% |
| 69 | Venezuela | 15.5% |
| 70 | Georgia | 15.0% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 14.4% |
| 72 | Colombia | 14.0% |
| 73 | Fiji | 12.4% |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 11.7% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 11.3% |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3% |
| 77 | Samoa | 10.5% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 10.3% |
| 79 | Armenia | 10.0% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.9% |
| 81 | Morocco | 9.8% |
| 82 | Peru | 9.5% |
| 83 | El Salvador | 8.6% |
| 84 | Brazil | 8.4% |
| 85 | Gabon | 8.1% |
| 86 | Nepal | 7.5% |
| 87 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.5% |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 6.1% |
| 89 | Paraguay | 5.6% |
| 90 | Bolivia | 5.4% |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% |
| 92 | Mexico | 4.7% |
| 93 | Panama | 4.4% |
| 94 | Algeria | 4.3% |
| 95 | Vietnam | 4.2% |
| 96 | Suriname | 4.2% |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 4.0% |
| 98 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.8% |
| 99 | Montenegro | 3.7% |
| 100 | State of Palestine | 3.1% |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 3.0% |
| 102 | Romania | 3.0% |
| 103 | Serbia | 2.5% |
| 104 | Iraq | 2.4% |
| 105 | Mongolia | 2.4% |
| 106 | Jamaica | 2.4% |
| 107 | Tunisia | 2.0% |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 2.0% |
| 109 | Mauritius | 1.8% |
| 110 | Tonga | 1.6% |
| 111 | United States of America | 1.5% |
| 112 | Albania | 1.5% |
| 113 | Türkiye | 1.4% |
| 114 | Grenada | 1.3% |
| 115 | Seychelles | 1.2% |
| 116 | Greece | 1.1% |
| 117 | Israel | 1.0% |
| 118 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 119 | Japan | 0.9% |
| 120 | Chile | 0.9% |
| 121 | Spain | 0.9% |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8% |
| 123 | Sweden | 0.8% |
| 124 | Hungary | 0.8% |
| 125 | Uruguay | 0.8% |
| 126 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 127 | Australia | 0.7% |
| 128 | Malta | 0.7% |
| 129 | Slovakia | 0.7% |
| 130 | Thailand | 0.6% |
| 131 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 132 | Canada | 0.5% |
| 133 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 134 | Bhutan | 0.5% |
| 135 | Portugal | 0.4% |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 137 | Lithuania | 0.4% |
| 138 | Estonia | 0.4% |
| 139 | Jordan | 0.4% |
| 140 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.3% |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 0.3% |
| 144 | Norway | 0.3% |
| 145 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 146 | Germany | 0.2% |
| 147 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 148 | France | 0.2% |
| 149 | Ukraine | 0.2% |
| 150 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 151 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 152 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 153 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 155 | Malaysia | 0.1% |
| 156 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 157 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 158 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 159 | Lebanon | 0.1% |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.1% |
| 161 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 162 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 163 | Iceland | 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% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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