Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) (% 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
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.7%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 | 88.0% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 87.5% |
| 3 | Mozambique | 85.0% |
| 4 | Burundi | 84.2% |
| 5 | Malawi | 80.6% |
| 6 | Madagascar | 79.1% |
| 7 | Niger | 78.6% |
| 8 | Chad | 75.8% |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 75.4% |
| 10 | Zambia | 72.7% |
| 11 | Uganda | 67.4% |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 65.5% |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 60.0% |
| 14 | Liberia | 59.2% |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58.9% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 57.8% |
| 17 | Mali | 56.1% |
| 18 | Haiti | 53.2% |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 52.2% |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 51.8% |
| 21 | Angola | 51.5% |
| 22 | Benin | 51.1% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 50.8% |
| 24 | Sudan | 48.4% |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3% |
| 26 | Lesotho | 47.7% |
| 27 | Eswatini | 47.7% |
| 28 | Kenya | 47.3% |
| 29 | Nigeria | 47.0% |
| 30 | Guinea | 46.1% |
| 31 | Togo | 44.6% |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 44.5% |
| 33 | Yemen | 44.5% |
| 34 | Ghana | 44.1% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 42.7% |
| 36 | Mauritania | 42.7% |
| 37 | Rwanda | 41.4% |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.0% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.9% |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.9% |
| 41 | Senegal | 33.3% |
| 42 | Djibouti | 33.0% |
| 43 | Namibia | 32.8% |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.9% |
| 45 | South Africa | 28.8% |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 27.3% |
| 47 | Pakistan | 27.1% |
| 48 | Botswana | 25.6% |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.0% |
| 50 | Honduras | 18.4% |
| 51 | India | 17.7% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 17.5% |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 17.0% |
| 54 | Myanmar | 16.2% |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 14.1% |
| 56 | Comoros | 14.0% |
| 57 | Guatemala | 13.7% |
| 58 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% |
| 59 | Nauru | 10.1% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 9.6% |
| 61 | Gabon | 9.3% |
| 62 | Colombia | 8.8% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 7.8% |
| 64 | Morocco | 7.6% |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 7.4% |
| 66 | Peru | 6.9% |
| 67 | El Salvador | 6.2% |
| 68 | Philippines | 6.2% |
| 69 | Ecuador | 5.9% |
| 70 | Iraq | 5.8% |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 5.0% |
| 72 | Fiji | 4.9% |
| 73 | Samoa | 4.7% |
| 74 | Nepal | 4.4% |
| 75 | Indonesia | 4.3% |
| 76 | Panama | 4.3% |
| 77 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.3% |
| 78 | Bolivia | 4.3% |
| 79 | Georgia | 4.2% |
| 80 | Australia | 3.7% |
| 81 | Brazil | 3.4% |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 3.3% |
| 83 | Belarus | 3.2% |
| 84 | Spain | 3.2% |
| 85 | Suriname | 3.0% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% |
| 87 | Belize | 2.7% |
| 88 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.5% |
| 89 | Italy | 2.3% |
| 90 | Marshall Islands | 2.3% |
| 91 | Paraguay | 2.3% |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% |
| 94 | Bhutan | 2.2% |
| 95 | State of Palestine | 2.0% |
| 96 | Egypt | 2.0% |
| 97 | Greece | 1.9% |
| 98 | Mexico | 1.9% |
| 99 | Portugal | 1.9% |
| 100 | Vietnam | 1.9% |
| 101 | Finland | 1.7% |
| 102 | Ukraine | 1.7% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 1.6% |
| 104 | Kiribati | 1.6% |
| 105 | Jamaica | 1.6% |
| 106 | Netherlands | 1.6% |
| 107 | Sweden | 1.6% |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.3% |
| 109 | France | 1.3% |
| 110 | Germany | 1.3% |
| 111 | Lithuania | 1.3% |
| 112 | Mongolia | 1.3% |
| 113 | United States of America | 1.3% |
| 114 | Japan | 1.2% |
| 115 | Montenegro | 1.2% |
| 116 | Albania | 1.2% |
| 117 | Grenada | 1.1% |
| 118 | Cyprus | 1.0% |
| 119 | Hungary | 1.0% |
| 120 | Seychelles | 1.0% |
| 121 | Argentina | 1.0% |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 0.8% |
| 123 | Denmark | 0.8% |
| 124 | Tunisia | 0.8% |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.8% |
| 126 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0.7% |
| 128 | Barbados | 0.7% |
| 129 | Austria | 0.6% |
| 130 | Belgium | 0.6% |
| 131 | Ireland | 0.5% |
| 132 | Malta | 0.5% |
| 133 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 134 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 135 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 136 | Estonia | 0.4% |
| 137 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% |
| 139 | Serbia | 0.4% |
| 140 | Tonga | 0.4% |
| 141 | Israel | 0.3% |
| 142 | Jordan | 0.3% |
| 143 | Malaysia | 0.3% |
| 144 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 145 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.2% |
| 146 | Türkiye | 0.2% |
| 147 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 148 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
| 150 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.1% |
| 152 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 154 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 155 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 156 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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