demographic2026
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.6%
Median: 1.2%
Countries Covered
114
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
85.3%
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%
2Mozambique81.4%
3Burundi74.2%
4Zambia71.7%
5Central African Republic71.6%
By Region
Africa28.9%(5 countries)
Other18.8%(51 countries)
South America3.6%(7 countries)
Asia3.6%(16 countries)
North America3.2%(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 (85.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.6%)
Africa (5)
Other (51)
South America (7)
Asia (16)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (30)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.3% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.4% |
| 3 | Burundi | 74.2% |
| 4 | Zambia | 71.7% |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 71.6% |
| 6 | Madagascar | 69.2% |
| 7 | Niger | 60.5% |
| 8 | Kenya | 45.5% |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% |
| 10 | Nigeria | 41.8% |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% |
| 12 | Chad | 39.5% |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 38.6% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 38.6% |
| 15 | Mali | 36.1% |
| 16 | Togo | 34.7% |
| 17 | Benin | 27.2% |
| 18 | Cameroon | 26.7% |
| 19 | Pakistan | 23.0% |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.0% |
| 23 | Senegal | 17.9% |
| 24 | South Africa | 17.4% |
| 25 | Honduras | 15.7% |
| 26 | Guatemala | 9.7% |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% |
| 28 | Colombia | 8.5% |
| 29 | Ecuador | 7.3% |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.1% |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 6.1% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 5.9% |
| 33 | Lebanon | 5.8% |
| 34 | Indonesia | 5.4% |
| 35 | India | 5.3% |
| 36 | Philippines | 5.3% |
| 37 | Comoros | 5.1% |
| 38 | Peru | 5.1% |
| 39 | El Salvador | 4.6% |
| 40 | Georgia | 4.2% |
| 41 | Panama | 3.1% |
| 42 | Brazil | 3.0% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 2.7% |
| 44 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.5% |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2.5% |
| 46 | Nepal | 2.4% |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% |
| 48 | Suriname | 2.2% |
| 49 | State of Palestine | 2.1% |
| 50 | Paraguay | 2.1% |
| 51 | Bolivia | 2.1% |
| 52 | Mexico | 1.6% |
| 53 | Vietnam | 1.6% |
| 54 | Jamaica | 1.4% |
| 55 | Egypt | 1.4% |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 1.3% |
| 57 | Japan | 1.2% |
| 58 | Lithuania | 1.1% |
| 59 | Serbia | 1.1% |
| 60 | United States of America | 1.1% |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 1.0% |
| 62 | Argentina | 1.0% |
| 63 | Kiribati | 0.9% |
| 64 | Italy | 0.9% |
| 65 | Australia | 0.9% |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% |
| 67 | Spain | 0.8% |
| 68 | Sweden | 0.8% |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.8% |
| 70 | Germany | 0.7% |
| 71 | Romania | 0.7% |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0.7% |
| 73 | Greece | 0.6% |
| 74 | Iraq | 0.5% |
| 75 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 76 | Austria | 0.5% |
| 77 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 78 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 79 | Israel | 0.4% |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 81 | Malta | 0.4% |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.4% |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.4% |
| 84 | Tonga | 0.4% |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 0.4% |
| 86 | Canada | 0.3% |
| 87 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 88 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 89 | Albania | 0.3% |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% |
| 91 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 92 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 93 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 94 | Switzerland | 0.2% |
| 95 | Türkiye | 0.2% |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 97 | France | 0.1% |
| 98 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 99 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 101 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% |
| 102 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 104 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 105 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 106 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 107 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 108 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 110 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 111 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 113 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 114 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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