demographic2023

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (UNDP & OPHI) (% of population)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. 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
23.4%
Median: 9.8%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Chad
84.2%
Lowest
Serbia
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad84.2%
2Central African Republic80.4%
3Niger79.9%
4Burundi75.1%
5Ethiopia68.7%
By Region
Other26.7%(78 countries)
Africa24.7%(9 countries)
North America17.1%(2 countries)
Asia14.2%(14 countries)
South America3.3%(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1%)High (84.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.4%)

Other (78)
Africa (9)
North America (2)
Asia (14)
South America (5)
Europe (1)

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 2023. 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
1Chad84.2%
2Central African Republic80.4%
3Niger79.9%
4Burundi75.1%
5Ethiopia68.7%
6Madagascar68.4%
7Mali68.3%
8Guinea66.2%
9Afghanistan64.9%
10Democratic Republic of the Congo64.5%
11Burkina Faso64.5%
12Guinea-Bissau64.4%
13Mozambique60.7%
14Sierra Leone59.2%
15Mauritania58.4%
16Uganda57.2%
17Papua New Guinea56.6%
18Benin55.9%
19Liberia52.3%
20Sudan52.3%
21Angola51.1%
22Malawi49.9%
23Rwanda48.8%
24Timor-Leste48.3%
25Zambia47.9%
26United Republic of Tanzania47.2%
27Senegal45.1%
28Cameroon43.6%
29Cote d'Ivoire42.8%
30Republic of The Gambia41.7%
31Haiti41.3%
32Namibia40.9%
33Myanmar38.3%
34Pakistan38.3%
35Togo37.6%
36Yemen37.4%
37Nigeria33.0%
38Guatemala28.9%
39Vanuatu27.8%
40Zimbabwe25.8%
41Kenya25.4%
42Lesotho25.0%
43Ghana24.8%
44Republic of the Congo24.3%
45Nepal20.1%
46Kiribati19.8%
47Comoros19.2%
48Lao People's Democratic Republic17.8%
49Botswana17.2%
50Cambodia16.6%
51India16.4%
52Bangladesh14.9%
53Honduras12.0%
54Sao Tome and Principe11.7%
55Bhutan9.8%
56Gabon8.6%
57Iraq8.6%
58El Salvador7.9%
59Eswatini7.9%
60Tajikistan7.4%
61Mongolia7.3%
62Nauru6.8%
63Morocco6.4%
64South Africa6.3%
65Samoa6.3%
66Bolivia5.8%
67Peru5.6%
68Mexico5.3%
69Egypt5.2%
70Colombia4.8%
71Paraguay4.5%
72Belize4.3%
73People's Republic of China3.9%
74Philippines3.9%
75Brazil3.8%
76Indonesia3.6%
77Sri Lanka2.9%
78Suriname2.9%
79Jamaica2.8%
80Dominican Republic2.3%
81Ecuador2.1%
82Tuvalu2.1%
83Libya2.0%
84Vietnam1.9%
85Guyana1.8%
86Uzbekistan1.7%
87Fiji1.5%
88Algeria1.4%
89Montenegro1.2%
90Kyrgyzstan1.0%
91Tunisia1.0%
92Seychelles0.9%
93Tonga0.9%
94Jordan0.8%
95Maldives0.8%
96Cuba0.7%
97Albania0.7%
98State of Palestine0.6%
99Costa Rica0.5%
100Kazakhstan0.5%
101Thailand0.5%
102Trinidad and Tobago0.5%
103The Republic of North Macedonia0.4%
104Argentina0.4%
105Georgia0.3%
106Turkmenistan0.2%
107Azerbaijan0.2%
108Armenia0.2%
109Serbia0.1%
Showing 109 of 109 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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