demographic2025
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
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
21.3%
Median: 6.9%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
92.5%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo92.5%
2Mozambique89.1%
3South Sudan88.0%
4Malawi87.3%
5Burundi87.2%
By Region
Africa39.6%(9 countries)
Other30.8%(96 countries)
Asia10.9%(21 countries)
South America6.3%(7 countries)
North America5.8%(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 (92.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.3%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (21)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | 92.5% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 89.1% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 88.0% |
| 4 | Malawi | 87.3% |
| 5 | Burundi | 87.2% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 83.9% |
| 7 | Madagascar | 83.9% |
| 8 | Zambia | 81.4% |
| 9 | Niger | 79.7% |
| 10 | Uganda | 76.3% |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 71.4% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 70.0% |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 69.4% |
| 14 | Kenya | 65.5% |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 65.0% |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 64.6% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 64.6% |
| 18 | Nigeria | 64.0% |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 63.7% |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 62.9% |
| 21 | Rwanda | 62.2% |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.1% |
| 23 | Chad | 61.4% |
| 24 | Mali | 59.5% |
| 25 | Haiti | 59.2% |
| 26 | Eswatini | 58.3% |
| 27 | Yemen | 57.7% |
| 28 | Lesotho | 56.8% |
| 29 | Ghana | 56.3% |
| 30 | Togo | 55.6% |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 55.6% |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 55.0% |
| 33 | Liberia | 55.0% |
| 34 | Angola | 53.7% |
| 35 | Benin | 50.0% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 47.9% |
| 37 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.8% |
| 38 | Djibouti | 43.7% |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.1% |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.6% |
| 41 | Cameroon | 41.3% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.2% |
| 43 | Senegal | 37.3% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 36.9% |
| 45 | Botswana | 35.8% |
| 46 | Namibia | 35.0% |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.5% |
| 48 | South Africa | 30.2% |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 29.7% |
| 50 | Guinea | 29.2% |
| 51 | Myanmar | 29.1% |
| 52 | Mauritania | 26.0% |
| 53 | Sudan | 26.0% |
| 54 | India | 23.9% |
| 55 | Honduras | 23.5% |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.5% |
| 57 | Nauru | 21.7% |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.5% |
| 59 | Guyana | 21.5% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 21.2% |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 20.5% |
| 62 | Comoros | 18.0% |
| 63 | Guatemala | 17.6% |
| 64 | Philippines | 16.9% |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 16.9% |
| 66 | Indonesia | 16.4% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 16.4% |
| 68 | Lebanon | 15.7% |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 15.7% |
| 70 | Fiji | 15.1% |
| 71 | Colombia | 14.7% |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5% |
| 73 | Morocco | 11.6% |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 11.5% |
| 75 | Samoa | 11.5% |
| 76 | Georgia | 11.0% |
| 77 | Peru | 10.7% |
| 78 | Nepal | 9.1% |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.0% |
| 80 | El Salvador | 8.6% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 8.4% |
| 82 | Gabon | 8.0% |
| 83 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.5% |
| 84 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.4% |
| 85 | Egypt | 7.1% |
| 86 | Panama | 6.8% |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 6.7% |
| 88 | Brazil | 6.2% |
| 89 | State of Palestine | 6.1% |
| 90 | Kiribati | 5.7% |
| 91 | Armenia | 5.7% |
| 92 | Jamaica | 5.1% |
| 93 | Bolivia | 4.9% |
| 94 | Algeria | 4.7% |
| 95 | Suriname | 4.6% |
| 96 | Paraguay | 4.5% |
| 97 | Vietnam | 4.2% |
| 98 | Mexico | 4.1% |
| 99 | Montenegro | 4.0% |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% |
| 101 | Belize | 4.0% |
| 102 | Barbados | 3.2% |
| 103 | Grenada | 2.9% |
| 104 | Argentina | 2.8% |
| 105 | Iraq | 2.4% |
| 106 | Tunisia | 2.4% |
| 107 | Mauritius | 2.3% |
| 108 | Mongolia | 2.3% |
| 109 | Serbia | 2.1% |
| 110 | Albania | 2.1% |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% |
| 112 | Hungary | 1.8% |
| 113 | Tonga | 1.8% |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 1.7% |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 1.6% |
| 116 | Japan | 1.6% |
| 117 | Seychelles | 1.4% |
| 118 | Romania | 1.3% |
| 119 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 120 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 121 | Australia | 1.1% |
| 122 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 123 | Spain | 1.0% |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% |
| 125 | Germany | 0.9% |
| 126 | Israel | 0.9% |
| 127 | Jordan | 0.9% |
| 128 | Malta | 0.9% |
| 129 | Sweden | 0.9% |
| 130 | Greece | 0.8% |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8% |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0.8% |
| 133 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 135 | Portugal | 0.7% |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.6% |
| 137 | Estonia | 0.6% |
| 138 | Austria | 0.6% |
| 139 | People's Republic of China | 0.5% |
| 140 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0.5% |
| 142 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 143 | Poland | 0.4% |
| 144 | Türkiye | 0.4% |
| 145 | Bhutan | 0.4% |
| 146 | Canada | 0.3% |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 150 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 151 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 152 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 0.2% |
| 154 | Switzerland | 0.2% |
| 155 | Thailand | 0.2% |
| 156 | Ukraine | 0.2% |
| 157 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 158 | France | 0.1% |
| 159 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 160 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 162 | Malaysia | 0.1% |
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 164 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 165 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 166 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 167 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 168 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 169 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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