economic2025
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) — 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
8.5%
Median: 1.8%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
60.3%
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo60.3%
2Mozambique56.5%
3South Sudan52.8%
4Zambia50.4%
5Malawi47.6%
By Region
Africa15.3%(9 countries)
Other12.7%(96 countries)
Asia2.8%(21 countries)
North America2.1%(4 countries)
South America2.1%(7 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 (60.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (21)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (1)
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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.3% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 56.5% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 52.8% |
| 4 | Zambia | 50.4% |
| 5 | Malawi | 47.6% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 46.9% |
| 7 | Burundi | 46.5% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 41.9% |
| 9 | Uganda | 36.3% |
| 10 | Niger | 33.8% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 33.3% |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 30.0% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.6% |
| 14 | Eswatini | 27.5% |
| 15 | Lesotho | 26.3% |
| 16 | Kenya | 25.9% |
| 17 | Republic of the Congo | 25.0% |
| 18 | Ghana | 25.0% |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 25.0% |
| 20 | Haiti | 24.9% |
| 21 | Angola | 24.9% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 24.6% |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 24.4% |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 24.2% |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 23.6% |
| 26 | Chad | 23.2% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.1% |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 22.5% |
| 29 | Rwanda | 21.9% |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 21.0% |
| 31 | Mali | 20.8% |
| 32 | Togo | 20.4% |
| 33 | Liberia | 19.9% |
| 34 | Yemen | 19.8% |
| 35 | Djibouti | 16.5% |
| 36 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.4% |
| 37 | Benin | 16.2% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 15.6% |
| 39 | Namibia | 14.4% |
| 40 | Pakistan | 13.9% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.1% |
| 42 | Botswana | 12.9% |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.3% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 11.6% |
| 45 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.4% |
| 46 | Senegal | 10.9% |
| 47 | South Africa | 10.5% |
| 48 | Honduras | 10.1% |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 9.2% |
| 50 | Guyana | 9.2% |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.3% |
| 52 | Guinea | 7.4% |
| 53 | Venezuela | 7.0% |
| 54 | Myanmar | 6.8% |
| 55 | Mauritania | 6.8% |
| 56 | Sudan | 6.5% |
| 57 | Guatemala | 6.3% |
| 58 | Colombia | 5.7% |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 5.5% |
| 61 | Nauru | 5.4% |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.2% |
| 63 | India | 4.4% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 4.4% |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 4.3% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 4.1% |
| 67 | Lebanon | 3.8% |
| 68 | Comoros | 3.7% |
| 69 | Philippines | 3.7% |
| 70 | Fiji | 3.3% |
| 71 | Peru | 3.3% |
| 72 | Indonesia | 3.2% |
| 73 | El Salvador | 3.1% |
| 74 | Georgia | 2.7% |
| 75 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.7% |
| 76 | Samoa | 2.7% |
| 77 | Morocco | 2.6% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2.5% |
| 79 | Gabon | 2.4% |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 2.2% |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1% |
| 82 | Panama | 2.0% |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% |
| 84 | Brazil | 2.0% |
| 85 | Nepal | 1.8% |
| 86 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.7% |
| 87 | Montenegro | 1.7% |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 1.5% |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 1.5% |
| 90 | State of Palestine | 1.4% |
| 91 | Bolivia | 1.4% |
| 92 | Paraguay | 1.3% |
| 93 | Barbados | 1.3% |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.2% |
| 95 | Egypt | 1.2% |
| 96 | Jamaica | 1.1% |
| 97 | Mexico | 1.1% |
| 98 | Vietnam | 1.1% |
| 99 | Kiribati | 0.9% |
| 100 | United States of America | 0.9% |
| 101 | Armenia | 0.9% |
| 102 | Italy | 0.8% |
| 103 | Japan | 0.8% |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0.8% |
| 105 | Serbia | 0.8% |
| 106 | Belize | 0.8% |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 108 | Hungary | 0.7% |
| 109 | Argentina | 0.7% |
| 110 | Australia | 0.7% |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% |
| 112 | Germany | 0.6% |
| 113 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 114 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 0.5% |
| 116 | Grenada | 0.5% |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0.5% |
| 118 | Romania | 0.5% |
| 119 | Seychelles | 0.5% |
| 120 | Tunisia | 0.5% |
| 121 | Greece | 0.4% |
| 122 | Iraq | 0.4% |
| 123 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 124 | Mongolia | 0.4% |
| 125 | Tonga | 0.4% |
| 126 | Algeria | 0.4% |
| 127 | Austria | 0.4% |
| 128 | Chile | 0.3% |
| 129 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 130 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 131 | Israel | 0.3% |
| 132 | Malta | 0.3% |
| 133 | Portugal | 0.3% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 0.3% |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 0.3% |
| 136 | Albania | 0.3% |
| 137 | Canada | 0.2% |
| 138 | Croatia | 0.2% |
| 139 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 140 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 141 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% |
| 143 | France | 0.1% |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 146 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 147 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 148 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% |
| 149 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 150 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% |
| 152 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 153 | Türkiye | 0.1% |
| 154 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 155 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 156 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 157 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 159 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 162 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 163 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 164 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 165 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 168 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 170 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
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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