Asia Rankings
Poverty Ratio ($5.50)
percent living on less than 5.50 usd a day
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 |  Pakistan | 87.10% |
2 | 25 |  Turkmenistan | 84.60% |
3 | 1 |  India | 82.10% |
4 | 5 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 79.80% |
5 | 3 |  Bangladesh | 71.50% |
6 | 6 |  Laos | 70.30% |
7 | 8 |  Indonesia | 65.20% |
7 | 7 |  Kyrgyzstan | 65.20% |
9 | 9 |  Philippines | 58.70% |
10 | 11 |  Tajikistan | 55.40% |
11 | 10 |  Sri Lanka | 53.30% |
12 | 4 |  Nepal | 52.70% |
13 | 12 |  Azerbaijan | 35.90% |
14 | 14 |  Mongolia | 24.40% |
15 | 17 |  Vietnam | 21.50% |
16 | 16 |  China | 21.30% |
17 | 18 |  Kazakhstan | 15.20% |
18 | 15 |  Uzbekistan | 12.40% |
19 | 20 |  Thailand | 11.70% |
20 | 19 |  Maldives | 11.20% |
21 | 13 |  Bhutan | 9.00% |
22 | 22 |  Japan | 3.30% |
23 | 21 |  Malaysia | 2.90% |
24 | 23 |  Russia | 0.90% |
25 | 24 |  South Korea | 0.50% |