economic2026
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.9%
Median: 0.5%
Countries Covered
114
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
48.7%
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo48.7%
2Mozambique44.7%
3Zambia39.8%
4Central African Republic34.4%
5Burundi32.4%
By Region
Africa8.5%(5 countries)
Other7.2%(51 countries)
North America1.2%(4 countries)
South America1.2%(7 countries)
Asia0.7%(16 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 (48.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.9%)
Africa (5)
Other (51)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (16)
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 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 44.7% |
| 3 | Zambia | 39.8% |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 34.4% |
| 5 | Burundi | 32.4% |
| 6 | Madagascar | 27.6% |
| 7 | Niger | 18.6% |
| 8 | Kenya | 13.6% |
| 9 | Nigeria | 13.0% |
| 10 | Chad | 12.7% |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 12.5% |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.5% |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 10.8% |
| 14 | Togo | 10.4% |
| 15 | Rwanda | 10.2% |
| 16 | Mali | 9.6% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 8.2% |
| 18 | Benin | 7.1% |
| 19 | Honduras | 6.3% |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.9% |
| 21 | Pakistan | 5.2% |
| 22 | South Africa | 5.1% |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7% |
| 24 | Senegal | 4.2% |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.1% |
| 26 | Guatemala | 3.4% |
| 27 | Colombia | 3.3% |
| 28 | Ecuador | 1.9% |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.7% |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% |
| 32 | Peru | 1.5% |
| 33 | Montenegro | 1.2% |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 1.1% |
| 35 | Lebanon | 1.0% |
| 36 | Philippines | 1.0% |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 39 | Brazil | 1.0% |
| 40 | Comoros | 0.9% |
| 41 | Georgia | 0.9% |
| 42 | India | 0.8% |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.8% |
| 44 | Panama | 0.8% |
| 45 | United States of America | 0.8% |
| 46 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 47 | Lithuania | 0.7% |
| 48 | Germany | 0.6% |
| 49 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 51 | Australia | 0.6% |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0.6% |
| 53 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 54 | Japan | 0.5% |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.5% |
| 56 | Serbia | 0.5% |
| 57 | Suriname | 0.5% |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 0.4% |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.4% |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.4% |
| 61 | Vietnam | 0.4% |
| 62 | Austria | 0.4% |
| 63 | Chile | 0.3% |
| 64 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 65 | State of Palestine | 0.3% |
| 66 | Jamaica | 0.3% |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.3% |
| 69 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 70 | Romania | 0.3% |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.3% |
| 72 | Argentina | 0.3% |
| 73 | Canada | 0.2% |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% |
| 75 | Estonia | 0.2% |
| 76 | Greece | 0.2% |
| 77 | Israel | 0.2% |
| 78 | Malta | 0.2% |
| 79 | Portugal | 0.2% |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0.2% |
| 81 | Egypt | 0.2% |
| 82 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 83 | Finland | 0.1% |
| 84 | Kiribati | 0.1% |
| 85 | Iraq | 0.1% |
| 86 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 87 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 88 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 89 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 90 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 91 | Tonga | 0.1% |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 93 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.1% |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 96 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 97 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 99 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 100 | France | 0.0% |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 103 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 104 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 105 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 107 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 108 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 109 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 110 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 111 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 112 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 113 | Belgium | 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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