Global Rankings
Extreme Poverty Ratio ($1.80)
percent living on less than 1.90 usd a day
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.30% |
2 | 1 | Mozambique | 81.40% |
3 | 6 | Malawi | 75.40% |
4 | 3 | Burundi | 74.20% |
5 | 7 | Zambia | 71.70% |
6 | 8 | Central African Republic | 71.60% |
7 | 8 | Madagascar | 69.20% |
8 | 144 | Somalia | 68.60% |
9 | 14 | Niger | 60.50% |
10 | 13 | Uganda | 59.80% |
11 | 11 | Papua New Guinea | 52.20% |
12 | 18 | Tanzania | 51.30% |
13 | 21 | Zimbabwe | 49.20% |
14 | 20 | Kenya | 46.90% |
15 | 15 | Swaziland | 44.50% |
16 | 19 | Burkina Faso | 42.10% |
17 | 5 | Lesotho | 41.90% |
18 | 28 | Nigeria | 41.80% |
19 | 17 | Sierra Leone | 41.50% |
20 | 4 | Haiti | 40.40% |
21 | 12 | Solomon Islands | 40.30% |
22 | 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.90% |
23 | 22 | Chad | 39.50% |
24 | 42 | Angola | 39.30% |
25 | 16 | Republic of the Congo | 39.20% |
26 | 23 | Ghana | 39.00% |
27 | 10 | Rwanda | 38.60% |
27 | 30 | Ethiopia | 38.60% |
29 | 34 | Mali | 36.10% |
30 | 144 | Turkmenistan | 35.10% |
31 | 27 | Togo | 34.40% |
32 | 31 | Liberia | 33.60% |
33 | 45 | Yemen | 33.30% |
34 | 36 | Comoros | 31.40% |
35 | 33 | South Africa | 31.20% |
36 | 25 | Benin | 27.20% |
37 | 35 | Cameroon | 26.70% |
38 | 58 | Micronesia | 26.10% |
39 | 32 | Djibouti | 25.40% |
40 | 24 | Namibia | 22.90% |
41 | 55 | Gambia | 22.00% |
42 | 48 | Botswana | 21.40% |
43 | 40 | Ivory Coast | 20.90% |
44 | 39 | Vanuatu | 19.50% |
45 | 51 | Senegal | 17.90% |
46 | 144 | Syria | 16.50% |
46 | 57 | Pakistan | 16.50% |
48 | 43 | Laos | 15.70% |
48 | 56 | Honduras | 15.70% |
50 | 38 | Cape Verde | 14.60% |
51 | 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.00% |
51 | 29 | Guyana | 13.00% |
53 | 46 | Guinea | 11.70% |
54 | 53 | Burma (Myanmar) | 10.30% |
55 | 62 | Mauritania | 10.20% |
56 | 60 | Sudan | 10.10% |
57 | 54 | Venezuela | 9.70% |
57 | 67 | Guatemala | 9.70% |
59 | 144 | Tuvalu | 9.00% |
60 | 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.80% |
61 | 64 | Colombia | 7.70% |
62 | 74 | Ecuador | 7.30% |
63 | 59 | Nicaragua | 6.60% |
64 | 46 | Kiribati | 6.10% |
64 | 68 | Tajikistan | 6.10% |
66 | 50 | Bangladesh | 5.90% |
66 | 135 | Lebanon | 5.90% |
68 | 69 | Indonesia | 5.40% |
69 | 66 | Philippines | 5.30% |
69 | 37 | India | 5.30% |
71 | 70 | Peru | 5.10% |
72 | 93 | Fiji | 4.70% |
73 | 72 | El Salvador | 4.60% |
73 | 135 | Saint Lucia | 4.60% |
75 | 81 | Samoa | 4.50% |
76 | 71 | Georgia | 4.20% |
77 | 76 | Macedonia | 3.90% |
78 | 65 | Gabon | 3.80% |
78 | 73 | Brazil | 3.80% |
80 | 63 | Morocco | 3.70% |
81 | 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.20% |
82 | 81 | Panama | 3.10% |
83 | 83 | Bolivia | 2.80% |
84 | 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.70% |
84 | 80 | Sri Lanka | 2.70% |
84 | 78 | Uzbekistan | 2.70% |
87 | 84 | Iran | 2.50% |
87 | 87 | Montenegro | 2.50% |
89 | 44 | Nepal | 2.40% |
90 | 76 | Mexico | 2.30% |
91 | 49 | Suriname | 2.20% |
92 | 104 | Costa Rica | 2.10% |
92 | 86 | Paraguay | 2.10% |
94 | 90 | Serbia | 2.00% |
95 | 89 | Armenia | 1.90% |
96 | 144 | Barbados | 1.70% |
97 | 96 | Vietnam | 1.60% |
98 | 119 | Jamaica | 1.40% |
98 | 88 | Egypt | 1.40% |
100 | 99 | Japan | 1.20% |
100 | 99 | United States | 1.20% |
102 | 106 | Lithuania | 1.10% |
103 | 102 | Bulgaria | 1.00% |
103 | 99 | Argentina | 1.00% |
103 | 41 | Belize | 1.00% |
103 | 116 | Australia | 1.00% |
107 | 108 | Italy | 0.90% |
108 | 144 | Grenada | 0.80% |
108 | 96 | Sweden | 0.80% |
108 | 96 | Dominican Republic | 0.80% |
108 | 106 | Spain | 0.80% |
112 | 108 | Israel | 0.70% |
112 | 95 | Romania | 0.70% |
112 | 93 | Seychelles | 0.70% |
112 | 108 | Tunisia | 0.70% |
116 | 112 | Greece | 0.60% |
117 | 102 | Mauritius | 0.50% |
117 | 112 | Iraq | 0.50% |
117 | 90 | Chile | 0.50% |
117 | 112 | Austria | 0.50% |
117 | 108 | Slovakia | 0.50% |
117 | 116 | United Kingdom | 0.50% |
117 | 105 | Turkey | 0.50% |
124 | 119 | Latvia | 0.40% |
124 | 90 | Mongolia | 0.40% |
124 | 126 | Denmark | 0.40% |
124 | 126 | Portugal | 0.40% |
124 | 79 | Tonga | 0.40% |
129 | 126 | Hungary | 0.30% |
129 | 116 | Estonia | 0.30% |
129 | 119 | Croatia | 0.30% |
129 | 122 | Albania | 0.30% |
133 | 135 | Finland | 0.20% |
133 | 126 | Uruguay | 0.20% |
133 | 126 | Canada | 0.20% |
133 | 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.20% |
133 | 126 | Germany | 0.20% |
133 | 122 | Poland | 0.20% |
133 | 144 | South Korea | 0.20% |
133 | 122 | Norway | 0.20% |
133 | 144 | Switzerland | 0.20% |
142 | 135 | Malta | 0.10% |
142 | 135 | France | 0.10% |
142 | 144 | Belgium | 0.10% |
142 | 126 | Ireland | 0.10% |
142 | 144 | Moldova | 0.10% |
142 | 144 | Netherlands | 0.10% |
142 | 135 | Luxembourg | 0.10% |
142 | 135 | Russia | 0.10% |
142 | 122 | Iceland | 0.10% |
142 | 135 | Jordan | 0.10% |
152 | 144 | China | 0% |
152 | 144 | Qatar | 0% |
152 | 144 | Cyprus | 0% |
152 | 144 | Czech Republic | 0% |
152 | 85 | Bhutan | 0% |
152 | 144 | Belarus | 0% |
152 | 144 | Kazakhstan | 0% |
152 | 144 | Thailand | 0% |
152 | 144 | Slovenia | 0% |
152 | 144 | United Arab Emirates | 0% |
152 | 144 | Malaysia | 0% |
152 | 61 | Algeria | 0% |
152 | 144 | Azerbaijan | 0% |
152 | 135 | Maldives | 0% |
152 | 126 | Ukraine | 0% |