demographic2023
Share of population below $6.85 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
40.5%
Median: 30.7%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
98.2%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar98.2%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo97.7%
3Malawi97.3%
4Burundi96.8%
5South Sudan96.6%
By Region
Africa70.9%(9 countries)
Other56.1%(94 countries)
Asia28.7%(22 countries)
South America21.9%(6 countries)
North America20.0%(4 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 (98.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 40.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
Asia (22)
South America (6)
North America (4)
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 | Madagascar | 98.2% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 97.7% |
| 3 | Malawi | 97.3% |
| 4 | Burundi | 96.8% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 96.6% |
| 6 | Niger | 96.3% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 96.2% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 96.1% |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96.0% |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 94.6% |
| 11 | Zambia | 93.2% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92.3% |
| 13 | Rwanda | 92.2% |
| 14 | Kenya | 91.3% |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 91.3% |
| 16 | Uganda | 91.1% |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 90.9% |
| 18 | Nigeria | 90.8% |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 90.2% |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 89.9% |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.1% |
| 22 | Haiti | 89.0% |
| 23 | Liberia | 88.9% |
| 24 | Chad | 88.8% |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 88.5% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 88.1% |
| 27 | Togo | 86.8% |
| 28 | Guinea | 86.8% |
| 29 | Sudan | 86.2% |
| 30 | Mali | 85.9% |
| 31 | Yemen | 85.4% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 85.0% |
| 33 | Pakistan | 84.5% |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 83.5% |
| 35 | India | 81.8% |
| 36 | Benin | 81.4% |
| 37 | Lesotho | 81.0% |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 80.6% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 79.7% |
| 40 | Djibouti | 78.5% |
| 41 | Ghana | 78.5% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 78.1% |
| 43 | Angola | 78.0% |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 76.4% |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 76.1% |
| 46 | Cameroon | 76.0% |
| 47 | Senegal | 75.6% |
| 48 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 74.9% |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 74.1% |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70.5% |
| 51 | Philippines | 69.1% |
| 52 | Kiribati | 68.9% |
| 53 | Egypt | 68.8% |
| 54 | Comoros | 68.6% |
| 55 | Myanmar | 68.2% |
| 56 | Mauritania | 68.0% |
| 57 | Belize | 66.8% |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 66.4% |
| 59 | Botswana | 63.5% |
| 60 | Indonesia | 61.8% |
| 61 | Nauru | 61.7% |
| 62 | South Africa | 61.6% |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.1% |
| 64 | Namibia | 57.3% |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 56.6% |
| 66 | Guyana | 56.6% |
| 67 | Guatemala | 55.4% |
| 68 | Fiji | 52.6% |
| 69 | Armenia | 51.3% |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 50.9% |
| 71 | Honduras | 49.5% |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 49.3% |
| 73 | Georgia | 47.7% |
| 74 | Nepal | 44.1% |
| 75 | Samoa | 43.3% |
| 76 | Morocco | 42.1% |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 42.1% |
| 78 | Venezuela | 38.8% |
| 79 | Algeria | 36.3% |
| 80 | Colombia | 34.8% |
| 81 | Peru | 32.2% |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 31.5% |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 31.3% |
| 84 | Gabon | 31.2% |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.2% |
| 86 | Ecuador | 29.6% |
| 87 | El Salvador | 27.5% |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 25.3% |
| 89 | Iraq | 24.7% |
| 90 | Brazil | 23.5% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 22.1% |
| 92 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 21.9% |
| 93 | Mexico | 21.8% |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 21.5% |
| 95 | Tonga | 21.5% |
| 96 | State of Palestine | 20.5% |
| 97 | Paraguay | 19.9% |
| 98 | Vietnam | 19.7% |
| 99 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.0% |
| 100 | Suriname | 17.5% |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 17.3% |
| 102 | People's Republic of China | 17.0% |
| 103 | Tunisia | 16.2% |
| 104 | Bolivia | 15.2% |
| 105 | Moldova, Republic of | 14.4% |
| 106 | Jamaica | 13.9% |
| 107 | Grenada | 13.8% |
| 108 | Albania | 13.7% |
| 109 | Mauritius | 13.5% |
| 110 | Panama | 12.9% |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 12.7% |
| 112 | Montenegro | 12.2% |
| 113 | Thailand | 12.2% |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 10.6% |
| 115 | Bhutan | 8.4% |
| 116 | Jordan | 8.2% |
| 117 | Türkiye | 7.6% |
| 118 | Serbia | 7.5% |
| 119 | Romania | 7.1% |
| 120 | Ukraine | 7.1% |
| 121 | Seychelles | 6.7% |
| 122 | Uruguay | 6.4% |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.8% |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 5.8% |
| 125 | Chile | 4.7% |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 4.0% |
| 127 | Maldives | 3.9% |
| 128 | Israel | 3.5% |
| 129 | Greece | 2.9% |
| 130 | Slovakia | 2.4% |
| 131 | Malaysia | 2.3% |
| 132 | Hungary | 2.2% |
| 133 | Latvia | 2.1% |
| 134 | United States of America | 2.0% |
| 135 | Spain | 1.9% |
| 136 | Croatia | 1.8% |
| 137 | Lebanon | 1.7% |
| 138 | Portugal | 1.7% |
| 139 | Italy | 1.7% |
| 140 | Japan | 1.4% |
| 141 | Sweden | 1.4% |
| 142 | Belarus | 1.3% |
| 143 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 144 | Austria | 1.1% |
| 145 | Australia | 1.0% |
| 146 | Poland | 0.9% |
| 147 | Malta | 0.8% |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 0.7% |
| 149 | Canada | 0.7% |
| 150 | Estonia | 0.7% |
| 151 | Norway | 0.5% |
| 152 | France | 0.5% |
| 153 | South Korea | 0.5% |
| 154 | Germany | 0.5% |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 157 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 158 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 159 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 160 | Czech Republic | 0.3% |
| 161 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.2% |
| 162 | Belgium | 0.2% |
| 163 | Finland | 0.1% |
| 164 | Slovenia | 0.1% |
| 165 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 166 | Cyprus | 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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