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% |