demographic2023
Share of population below $5.50 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
37.7%
Median: 24.5%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
98.0%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo98.0%
2South Sudan97.8%
3Madagascar97.5%
4Burundi97.1%
5Malawi97.1%
By Region
Africa67.1%(9 countries)
Other52.4%(94 countries)
Asia26.5%(22 countries)
North America17.4%(4 countries)
South America17.1%(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 (98.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
Asia (22)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Europe (32)
Oceania (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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.0% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 97.8% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 97.5% |
| 4 | Burundi | 97.1% |
| 5 | Malawi | 97.1% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 96.2% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 95.1% |
| 8 | Niger | 93.4% |
| 9 | Liberia | 93.2% |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 92.7% |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.2% |
| 12 | Nigeria | 92.0% |
| 13 | Kenya | 91.9% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 91.9% |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 91.8% |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.8% |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 91.7% |
| 18 | Zambia | 90.8% |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 90.3% |
| 20 | Guinea | 89.8% |
| 21 | Uganda | 89.0% |
| 22 | Angola | 88.5% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 87.9% |
| 24 | Chad | 87.4% |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 86.9% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 86.8% |
| 27 | Haiti | 85.1% |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 84.5% |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 83.9% |
| 30 | Mali | 83.3% |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.8% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 82.8% |
| 33 | Yemen | 81.0% |
| 34 | Togo | 80.9% |
| 35 | Sudan | 79.3% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 77.6% |
| 37 | India | 77.3% |
| 38 | Benin | 76.0% |
| 39 | Lesotho | 73.2% |
| 40 | Cameroon | 72.4% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 72.3% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 72.0% |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70.4% |
| 44 | Djibouti | 70.2% |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 69.5% |
| 46 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 69.1% |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.9% |
| 48 | Egypt | 68.7% |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 68.1% |
| 50 | Senegal | 67.8% |
| 51 | Comoros | 64.6% |
| 52 | Philippines | 62.7% |
| 53 | Mauritania | 59.6% |
| 54 | Botswana | 59.1% |
| 55 | Kiribati | 58.7% |
| 56 | Ghana | 57.3% |
| 57 | South Africa | 56.9% |
| 58 | Myanmar | 54.3% |
| 59 | Belize | 54.1% |
| 60 | Nauru | 53.0% |
| 61 | Iraq | 52.4% |
| 62 | Guyana | 51.0% |
| 63 | Namibia | 51.0% |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 50.5% |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.8% |
| 66 | Fiji | 49.4% |
| 67 | Guatemala | 49.1% |
| 68 | Honduras | 49.0% |
| 69 | Indonesia | 48.9% |
| 70 | Nepal | 48.7% |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 46.7% |
| 72 | Armenia | 43.7% |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 41.3% |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 38.9% |
| 75 | Georgia | 35.6% |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 35.4% |
| 77 | Samoa | 34.1% |
| 78 | Venezuela | 32.7% |
| 79 | Gabon | 32.2% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.9% |
| 81 | Morocco | 30.2% |
| 82 | Colombia | 29.2% |
| 83 | Algeria | 28.5% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 26.1% |
| 85 | Suriname | 22.9% |
| 86 | Peru | 22.8% |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 22.6% |
| 88 | El Salvador | 22.0% |
| 89 | State of Palestine | 21.9% |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 20.0% |
| 91 | Vietnam | 19.8% |
| 92 | Bolivia | 19.4% |
| 93 | Brazil | 18.0% |
| 94 | Mexico | 17.8% |
| 95 | Jordan | 17.5% |
| 96 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.0% |
| 97 | Tunisia | 15.7% |
| 98 | Paraguay | 15.4% |
| 99 | Jamaica | 14.1% |
| 100 | Mongolia | 13.9% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 13.7% |
| 102 | Tonga | 13.6% |
| 103 | Grenada | 13.1% |
| 104 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 13.1% |
| 105 | Panama | 13.0% |
| 106 | Mauritius | 12.7% |
| 107 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.7% |
| 108 | Albania | 12.6% |
| 109 | Montenegro | 10.2% |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 9.9% |
| 111 | People's Republic of China | 9.4% |
| 112 | Bhutan | 7.8% |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 7.0% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% |
| 115 | Serbia | 6.3% |
| 116 | Romania | 6.0% |
| 117 | Thailand | 5.9% |
| 118 | Türkiye | 5.8% |
| 119 | Seychelles | 5.2% |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 5.1% |
| 121 | Uruguay | 4.3% |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8% |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 3.1% |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 2.9% |
| 125 | Ukraine | 2.5% |
| 126 | Greece | 2.5% |
| 127 | Chile | 2.4% |
| 128 | Israel | 2.2% |
| 129 | United States of America | 2.0% |
| 130 | Slovakia | 1.9% |
| 131 | Latvia | 1.7% |
| 132 | Lebanon | 1.7% |
| 133 | Spain | 1.7% |
| 134 | Maldives | 1.7% |
| 135 | Hungary | 1.6% |
| 136 | Italy | 1.5% |
| 137 | Croatia | 1.4% |
| 138 | Sweden | 1.3% |
| 139 | Japan | 1.2% |
| 140 | Malaysia | 1.2% |
| 141 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 142 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 143 | Malta | 0.8% |
| 144 | Australia | 0.7% |
| 145 | United Kingdom | 0.7% |
| 146 | Austria | 0.7% |
| 147 | Canada | 0.7% |
| 148 | Estonia | 0.6% |
| 149 | Poland | 0.6% |
| 150 | Germany | 0.5% |
| 151 | France | 0.4% |
| 152 | Norway | 0.3% |
| 153 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 155 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 156 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.2% |
| 157 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 158 | Czech Republic | 0.2% |
| 159 | Belgium | 0.2% |
| 160 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 161 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 162 | Finland | 0.1% |
| 163 | Slovenia | 0.1% |
| 164 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 165 | Cyprus | 0.1% |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 167 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 168 | Qatar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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