economic2025
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.6%
Median: 12.1%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Namibia
24.0%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Namibia24.0%
2Honduras23.4%
3Panama23.2%
4Angola22.8%
5Colombia22.7%
By Region
South America18.6%(7 countries)
North America16.2%(4 countries)
Other13.0%(96 countries)
Africa12.9%(9 countries)
Oceania11.3%(1 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.9%)High (24.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.6%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (96)
Africa (9)
Oceania (1)
Asia (21)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 24.0% |
| 2 | Honduras | 23.4% |
| 3 | Panama | 23.2% |
| 4 | Angola | 22.8% |
| 5 | Colombia | 22.7% |
| 6 | Zambia | 21.9% |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 21.5% |
| 8 | Brazil | 21.2% |
| 9 | Israel | 21.0% |
| 10 | Lesotho | 21.0% |
| 11 | Ghana | 20.6% |
| 12 | South Africa | 20.4% |
| 13 | Botswana | 20.4% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 20.0% |
| 15 | Venezuela | 19.9% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 19.7% |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6% |
| 18 | Argentina | 19.6% |
| 19 | Guatemala | 19.1% |
| 20 | United States of America | 18.9% |
| 21 | Cameroon | 18.8% |
| 22 | South Sudan | 18.7% |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.7% |
| 24 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.4% |
| 25 | Haiti | 18.3% |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 18.3% |
| 27 | Ecuador | 18.1% |
| 28 | Guyana | 18.0% |
| 29 | Bolivia | 17.8% |
| 30 | Uruguay | 17.4% |
| 31 | Jamaica | 17.2% |
| 32 | Djibouti | 17.1% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 17.0% |
| 34 | Peru | 17.0% |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 16.6% |
| 36 | Malaysia | 16.5% |
| 37 | Qatar | 16.5% |
| 38 | Paraguay | 16.3% |
| 39 | Türkiye | 16.3% |
| 40 | El Salvador | 16.2% |
| 41 | Suriname | 16.1% |
| 42 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.0% |
| 43 | Belize | 16.0% |
| 44 | Montenegro | 15.9% |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 15.8% |
| 46 | Gabon | 15.7% |
| 47 | Mexico | 15.7% |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 15.3% |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 15.3% |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.2% |
| 51 | Lebanon | 15.0% |
| 52 | Spain | 14.9% |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.7% |
| 54 | State of Palestine | 14.7% |
| 55 | Romania | 14.7% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 14.6% |
| 57 | Italy | 14.5% |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 14.4% |
| 59 | Grenada | 14.3% |
| 60 | Serbia | 14.3% |
| 61 | Seychelles | 14.3% |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 14.2% |
| 63 | Chad | 14.0% |
| 64 | Chile | 13.9% |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 13.9% |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 13.9% |
| 67 | Barbados | 13.5% |
| 68 | Japan | 13.4% |
| 69 | Vietnam | 13.4% |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 13.4% |
| 71 | Uganda | 13.4% |
| 72 | Lithuania | 13.3% |
| 73 | Togo | 13.2% |
| 74 | Greece | 12.9% |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.9% |
| 76 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.8% |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 12.7% |
| 78 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.6% |
| 79 | South Korea | 12.6% |
| 80 | Germany | 12.5% |
| 81 | Georgia | 12.3% |
| 82 | Latvia | 12.3% |
| 83 | Liberia | 12.3% |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 12.3% |
| 85 | Croatia | 12.1% |
| 86 | People's Republic of China | 12.0% |
| 87 | France | 11.9% |
| 88 | Switzerland | 11.9% |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 11.8% |
| 90 | Morocco | 11.7% |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 11.7% |
| 92 | Hungary | 11.5% |
| 93 | Burundi | 11.4% |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 11.4% |
| 95 | Samoa | 11.4% |
| 96 | Nigeria | 11.3% |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 11.3% |
| 98 | Australia | 11.3% |
| 99 | Senegal | 11.2% |
| 100 | Madagascar | 11.1% |
| 101 | Malawi | 11.1% |
| 102 | Portugal | 11.0% |
| 103 | Sweden | 11.0% |
| 104 | Austria | 11.0% |
| 105 | Canada | 10.9% |
| 106 | Mauritius | 10.9% |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 10.8% |
| 108 | Tunisia | 10.8% |
| 109 | Mauritania | 10.6% |
| 110 | Philippines | 10.6% |
| 111 | Slovakia | 10.6% |
| 112 | Yemen | 10.6% |
| 113 | Benin | 10.5% |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 10.5% |
| 115 | Malta | 10.4% |
| 116 | Nauru | 10.3% |
| 117 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.1% |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0% |
| 119 | Guinea | 9.7% |
| 120 | Mongolia | 9.7% |
| 121 | Sudan | 9.7% |
| 122 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.7% |
| 123 | Fiji | 9.6% |
| 124 | Thailand | 9.6% |
| 125 | Albania | 9.6% |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 9.4% |
| 127 | Mali | 9.4% |
| 128 | Kenya | 9.1% |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.1% |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 8.9% |
| 131 | Poland | 8.8% |
| 132 | Bhutan | 8.8% |
| 133 | Estonia | 8.7% |
| 134 | Belgium | 8.3% |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.1% |
| 136 | Rwanda | 8.1% |
| 137 | Nepal | 7.9% |
| 138 | Netherlands | 7.9% |
| 139 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.9% |
| 140 | Norway | 7.6% |
| 141 | Pakistan | 7.6% |
| 142 | Cyprus | 7.5% |
| 143 | Iraq | 7.5% |
| 144 | Jordan | 7.5% |
| 145 | Maldives | 7.5% |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 7.5% |
| 147 | Finland | 7.4% |
| 148 | Ireland | 7.3% |
| 149 | Algeria | 7.1% |
| 150 | Czech Republic | 7.0% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 6.8% |
| 152 | Myanmar | 6.7% |
| 153 | Indonesia | 6.7% |
| 154 | Denmark | 6.6% |
| 155 | Comoros | 6.5% |
| 156 | Iceland | 6.3% |
| 157 | Armenia | 6.2% |
| 158 | Slovenia | 5.9% |
| 159 | Tonga | 5.8% |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 5.4% |
| 161 | Ukraine | 5.1% |
| 162 | Niger | 4.9% |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% |
| 164 | Kiribati | 4.5% |
| 165 | Egypt | 4.4% |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.3% |
| 167 | Belarus | 3.9% |
| 168 | India | 3.4% |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 3.1% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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