Africa Rankings
Poverty Ratio ($5.50)
percent living on less than 5.50 usd a day
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.00% |
2 | 49 |  Somalia | 97.90% |
3 | 2 |  Burundi | 97.40% |
4 | 3 |  Malawi | 97.10% |
5 | 7 |  Madagascar | 96.60% |
6 | 3 |  Mozambique | 96.30% |
7 | 6 |  Niger | 96.10% |
7 | 11 |  Central African Republic | 96.10% |
9 | 12 |  Zambia | 94.00% |
10 | 10 |  Uganda | 93.60% |
11 | 16 |  Ethiopia | 93.50% |
12 | 21 |  Nigeria | 92.90% |
13 | 8 |  Sierra Leone | 91.50% |
13 | 13 |  Tanzania | 91.50% |
15 | 18 |  Guinea-Bissau | 91.40% |
16 | 14 |  Kenya | 90.90% |
17 | 18 |  Burkina Faso | 90.40% |
18 | 9 |  Rwanda | 89.80% |
19 | 15 |  Chad | 89.50% |
20 | 26 |  Mali | 88.60% |
21 | 17 |  Liberia | 88.30% |
22 | 27 |  Togo | 86.80% |
23 | 22 |  Benin | 86.50% |
24 | 25 |  Zimbabwe | 86.20% |
25 | 24 |  Ghana | 85.40% |
26 | 5 |  Lesotho | 83.80% |
27 | 20 |  Republic of the Congo | 82.40% |
28 | 31 |  Ivory Coast | 80.90% |
29 | 30 |  Djibouti | 80.80% |
30 | 22 |  Swaziland | 79.30% |
31 | 33 |  Senegal | 78.60% |
32 | 32 |  Gambia | 78.20% |
33 | 34 |  Comoros | 76.70% |
34 | 28 |  Guinea | 76.60% |
35 | 37 |  Cameroon | 74.00% |
36 | 39 |  Sudan | 73.20% |
37 | 38 |  Mauritania | 71.20% |
38 | 29 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 70.00% |
39 | 40 |  South Africa | 66.20% |
40 | 36 |  Cape Verde | 65.00% |
41 | 43 |  Botswana | 63.20% |
42 | 35 |  Namibia | 61.10% |
43 | 44 |  Egypt | 58.50% |
44 | 49 |  Equatorial Guinea | 58.10% |
45 | 42 |  Morocco | 49.00% |
46 | 41 |  Algeria | 41.80% |
47 | 45 |  Gabon | 32.90% |
48 | 47 |  Tunisia | 20.70% |
49 | 46 |  Mauritius | 19.10% |
50 | 48 |  Seychelles | 8.40% |