Global Rankings
Poverty
percent of population
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 3 | Madagascar | 75.20% |
2 | 144 | Eritrea | 69.00% |
3 | 10 | Central African Republic | 68.80% |
4 | 4 | Mozambique | 65.00% |
5 | 6 | Honduras | 62.90% |
6 | 14 | Zambia | 60.00% |
7 | 8 | Swaziland | 58.90% |
8 | 1 | Haiti | 58.50% |
9 | 9 | Sierra Leone | 56.80% |
10 | 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.20% |
10 | 29 | Nigeria | 56.20% |
12 | 11 | Guatemala | 56.00% |
13 | 16 | South Africa | 55.50% |
13 | 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.50% |
15 | 144 | Somalia | 55.40% |
16 | 19 | Gambia | 53.40% |
17 | 27 | Belize | 52.00% |
18 | 5 | Burundi | 51.00% |
19 | 15 | Liberia | 50.90% |
20 | 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.70% |
20 | 17 | Malawi | 50.70% |
22 | 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.50% |
23 | 12 | Lesotho | 49.70% |
24 | 41 | Yemen | 48.60% |
25 | 13 | Afghanistan | 47.10% |
26 | 144 | Sudan | 46.50% |
27 | 23 | Comoros | 44.80% |
27 | 24 | Chad | 44.80% |
29 | 21 | Togo | 43.80% |
30 | 144 | Guinea | 43.70% |
31 | 22 | Mali | 43.30% |
32 | 26 | Burkina Faso | 43.20% |
33 | 28 | Niger | 41.20% |
33 | 51 | Micronesia | 41.20% |
35 | 18 | Republic of the Congo | 40.90% |
36 | 37 | Papua New Guinea | 39.90% |
37 | 32 | Kenya | 39.80% |
38 | 49 | Zimbabwe | 38.30% |
39 | 25 | Argentina | 38.10% |
40 | 37 | Cameroon | 37.70% |
41 | 35 | Senegal | 37.50% |
41 | 30 | Ivory Coast | 37.50% |
43 | 36 | Bolivia | 36.50% |
44 | 33 | Benin | 36.20% |
45 | 50 | Syria | 35.20% |
46 | 46 | Egypt | 33.50% |
47 | 45 | Gabon | 33.40% |
48 | 55 | Venezuela | 33.10% |
48 | 70 | Ethiopia | 33.10% |
50 | 144 | Angola | 32.30% |
51 | 43 | Mauritania | 31.80% |
51 | 42 | Colombia | 31.80% |
53 | 48 | Moldova | 31.60% |
54 | 69 | Costa Rica | 30.00% |
55 | 39 | Mexico | 29.60% |
56 | 62 | Ecuador | 28.00% |
57 | 56 | Peru | 27.60% |
58 | 34 | Rwanda | 27.40% |
58 | 59 | Lebanon | 27.40% |
60 | 60 | El Salvador | 27.20% |
61 | 58 | Mongolia | 27.10% |
62 | 61 | Tanzania | 26.40% |
63 | 144 | Tuvalu | 26.30% |
64 | 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.70% |
64 | 144 | Barbados | 25.70% |
66 | 31 | Seychelles | 25.30% |
67 | 144 | Grenada | 25.00% |
67 | 64 | Saint Lucia | 25.00% |
69 | 144 | Palau | 24.90% |
69 | 54 | Nicaragua | 24.90% |
71 | 47 | Burma (Myanmar) | 24.80% |
71 | 40 | Cape Verde | 24.80% |
73 | 44 | Fiji | 24.10% |
74 | 65 | Armenia | 23.70% |
75 | 68 | Ghana | 23.40% |
76 | 71 | Ukraine | 23.20% |
77 | 78 | Latvia | 22.50% |
77 | 74 | Estonia | 22.50% |
79 | 73 | Macedonia | 22.20% |
80 | 98 | Samoa | 21.90% |
80 | 66 | Pakistan | 21.90% |
80 | 52 | India | 21.90% |
83 | 80 | Panama | 21.70% |
83 | 83 | Bulgaria | 21.70% |
85 | 144 | Djibouti | 21.10% |
86 | 91 | Lithuania | 20.90% |
87 | 78 | Tonga | 20.60% |
88 | 63 | Nepal | 20.30% |
88 | 96 | Croatia | 20.30% |
88 | 88 | Uganda | 20.30% |
91 | 86 | Spain | 20.20% |
92 | 75 | Paraguay | 20.10% |
92 | 89 | Italy | 20.10% |
94 | 89 | Montenegro | 20.00% |
95 | 86 | Tajikistan | 19.80% |
96 | 92 | Serbia | 19.70% |
96 | 83 | Albania | 19.70% |
98 | 72 | Dominican Republic | 19.00% |
98 | 82 | Romania | 19.00% |
100 | 94 | Greece | 18.80% |
101 | 66 | Bangladesh | 18.70% |
102 | 103 | United Kingdom | 18.60% |
103 | 144 | Laos | 18.30% |
104 | 85 | Cambodia | 17.70% |
105 | 144 | Suriname | 17.60% |
106 | 97 | Iraq | 17.50% |
107 | 57 | Namibia | 17.40% |
108 | 102 | Luxembourg | 17.30% |
108 | 93 | Uruguay | 17.30% |
110 | 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.90% |
111 | 104 | Malta | 16.70% |
112 | 110 | Tunisia | 16.60% |
113 | 99 | Portugal | 16.40% |
114 | 95 | Botswana | 16.10% |
114 | 106 | Sweden | 16.10% |
116 | 109 | Vanuatu | 15.90% |
117 | 111 | Switzerland | 15.80% |
118 | 144 | Jordan | 15.70% |
119 | 114 | France | 15.60% |
120 | 100 | Philippines | 15.50% |
121 | 111 | Austria | 14.80% |
121 | 106 | Germany | 14.80% |
123 | 113 | Netherlands | 14.50% |
124 | 106 | Sri Lanka | 14.30% |
125 | 118 | Ireland | 14.00% |
126 | 114 | Cyprus | 13.90% |
127 | 122 | Slovakia | 13.70% |
128 | 116 | Turkey | 13.60% |
129 | 125 | Poland | 13.30% |
130 | 126 | Slovenia | 12.70% |
130 | 75 | Solomon Islands | 12.70% |
132 | 134 | Bhutan | 12.40% |
132 | 122 | Denmark | 12.40% |
134 | 117 | Belgium | 12.30% |
135 | 120 | Norway | 12.20% |
135 | 119 | Finland | 12.20% |
137 | 122 | Russia | 12.10% |
137 | 120 | Hungary | 12.10% |
139 | 133 | Czech Republic | 10.20% |
140 | 127 | Georgia | 9.40% |
141 | 132 | Indonesia | 9.00% |
142 | 128 | Uzbekistan | 8.90% |
143 | 131 | Iceland | 8.80% |
144 | 130 | Mauritius | 8.40% |
145 | 105 | Jamaica | 8.20% |
146 | 129 | Chile | 6.50% |
147 | 136 | Azerbaijan | 6.00% |
148 | 138 | Malaysia | 5.80% |
149 | 77 | Algeria | 5.50% |
149 | 81 | Kiribati | 5.50% |
151 | 137 | Thailand | 5.40% |
151 | 134 | Maldives | 5.40% |
153 | 139 | Kazakhstan | 5.00% |
154 | 141 | Vietnam | 4.20% |
155 | 142 | Belarus | 3.90% |
155 | 140 | Morocco | 3.90% |
157 | 143 | China | 0% |