Africa Rankings
Poverty
percent of population
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 |  Madagascar | 75.20% |
2 | 46 |  Eritrea | 69.00% |
3 | 8 |  Central African Republic | 68.80% |
4 | 3 |  Mozambique | 65.00% |
5 | 10 |  Zambia | 60.00% |
6 | 6 |  Swaziland | 58.90% |
7 | 7 |  Sierra Leone | 56.80% |
8 | 23 |  Nigeria | 56.20% |
8 | 5 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.20% |
10 | 46 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 55.50% |
10 | 12 |  South Africa | 55.50% |
12 | 46 |  Somalia | 55.40% |
13 | 15 |  Gambia | 53.40% |
14 | 4 |  Burundi | 51.00% |
15 | 11 |  Liberia | 50.90% |
16 | 1 |  Equatorial Guinea | 50.70% |
16 | 13 |  Malawi | 50.70% |
18 | 16 |  Guinea-Bissau | 50.50% |
19 | 9 |  Lesotho | 49.70% |
20 | 46 |  Sudan | 46.50% |
21 | 19 |  Comoros | 44.80% |
21 | 20 |  Chad | 44.80% |
23 | 17 |  Togo | 43.80% |
24 | 46 |  Guinea | 43.70% |
25 | 18 |  Mali | 43.30% |
26 | 21 |  Burkina Faso | 43.20% |
27 | 22 |  Niger | 41.20% |
28 | 14 |  Republic of the Congo | 40.90% |
29 | 26 |  Kenya | 39.80% |
30 | 35 |  Zimbabwe | 38.30% |
31 | 30 |  Cameroon | 37.70% |
32 | 29 |  Senegal | 37.50% |
32 | 24 |  Ivory Coast | 37.50% |
34 | 27 |  Benin | 36.20% |
35 | 34 |  Egypt | 33.50% |
36 | 33 |  Gabon | 33.40% |
37 | 39 |  Ethiopia | 33.10% |
38 | 32 |  Mauritania | 31.80% |
39 | 28 |  Rwanda | 27.40% |
40 | 37 |  Tanzania | 26.40% |
41 | 25 |  Seychelles | 25.30% |
42 | 31 |  Cape Verde | 24.80% |
43 | 38 |  Ghana | 23.40% |
44 | 46 |  Djibouti | 21.10% |
45 | 41 |  Uganda | 20.30% |
46 | 36 |  Namibia | 17.40% |
47 | 43 |  Tunisia | 16.60% |
48 | 42 |  Botswana | 16.10% |
49 | 44 |  Mauritius | 8.40% |
50 | 40 |  Algeria | 5.50% |
51 | 45 |  Morocco | 3.90% |