Global 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 | 158 | Somalia | 97.90% |
3 | 2 | Burundi | 97.40% |
4 | 3 | Malawi | 97.10% |
5 | 7 | Madagascar | 96.60% |
6 | 3 | Mozambique | 96.30% |
7 | 14 | Central African Republic | 96.10% |
7 | 6 | Niger | 96.10% |
9 | 16 | Zambia | 94.00% |
10 | 11 | Uganda | 93.60% |
11 | 20 | Ethiopia | 93.50% |
12 | 25 | Nigeria | 92.90% |
13 | 15 | Papua New Guinea | 92.10% |
14 | 17 | Tanzania | 91.50% |
14 | 8 | Sierra Leone | 91.50% |
16 | 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 91.40% |
17 | 18 | Kenya | 90.90% |
18 | 12 | Solomon Islands | 90.70% |
19 | 22 | Burkina Faso | 90.40% |
20 | 10 | Rwanda | 89.80% |
21 | 19 | Chad | 89.50% |
22 | 33 | Mali | 88.60% |
23 | 28 | Pakistan | 88.40% |
24 | 21 | Liberia | 88.30% |
25 | 9 | Haiti | 88.20% |
26 | 32 | Yemen | 88.00% |
27 | 85 | Syria | 87.90% |
28 | 35 | Togo | 86.80% |
29 | 26 | Benin | 86.50% |
30 | 31 | Zimbabwe | 86.20% |
31 | 29 | Ghana | 85.40% |
32 | 158 | Turkmenistan | 84.60% |
33 | 5 | Lesotho | 83.80% |
34 | 24 | Republic of the Congo | 82.40% |
35 | 13 | India | 82.10% |
36 | 42 | Vanuatu | 81.30% |
37 | 44 | Ivory Coast | 80.90% |
38 | 43 | Djibouti | 80.80% |
39 | 52 | Angola | 80.00% |
40 | 40 | Burma (Myanmar) | 79.80% |
41 | 26 | Swaziland | 79.30% |
42 | 46 | Senegal | 78.60% |
43 | 45 | Gambia | 78.20% |
44 | 60 | Micronesia | 78.10% |
45 | 48 | Comoros | 76.70% |
46 | 36 | Guinea | 76.60% |
47 | 40 | Laos | 75.30% |
48 | 39 | Kiribati | 74.90% |
49 | 51 | Cameroon | 74.00% |
50 | 55 | Sudan | 73.20% |
51 | 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.10% |
52 | 30 | Bangladesh | 71.50% |
53 | 53 | Mauritania | 71.20% |
54 | 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.00% |
55 | 54 | Indonesia | 68.30% |
56 | 57 | South Africa | 66.20% |
57 | 50 | Cape Verde | 65.00% |
58 | 61 | Botswana | 63.20% |
59 | 76 | Fiji | 61.30% |
60 | 49 | Namibia | 61.10% |
61 | 158 | Tuvalu | 60.60% |
62 | 62 | Philippines | 58.70% |
63 | 63 | Egypt | 58.50% |
64 | 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.10% |
65 | 67 | Armenia | 56.90% |
66 | 67 | Tajikistan | 55.40% |
67 | 37 | Guyana | 54.20% |
68 | 66 | Sri Lanka | 53.30% |
69 | 34 | Nepal | 52.60% |
70 | 120 | Lebanon | 50.70% |
71 | 71 | Honduras | 49.80% |
72 | 72 | Samoa | 49.40% |
73 | 59 | Morocco | 49.00% |
74 | 77 | Guatemala | 47.30% |
75 | 64 | Nicaragua | 46.50% |
76 | 73 | Georgia | 45.60% |
77 | 67 | Venezuela | 43.30% |
78 | 58 | Algeria | 41.80% |
79 | 80 | Colombia | 37.60% |
80 | 82 | Peru | 36.20% |
81 | 81 | Iran | 36.00% |
82 | 74 | Azerbaijan | 35.90% |
83 | 65 | Gabon | 32.90% |
84 | 87 | Ecuador | 32.60% |
85 | 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.50% |
86 | 84 | El Salvador | 29.90% |
87 | 85 | Iraq | 28.00% |
88 | 83 | Mexico | 27.40% |
89 | 70 | Tonga | 26.70% |
90 | 79 | Mongolia | 24.40% |
91 | 89 | Brazil | 23.40% |
92 | 103 | Jamaica | 22.90% |
93 | 97 | Vietnam | 21.50% |
93 | 95 | China | 21.50% |
95 | 75 | Suriname | 20.90% |
96 | 91 | Tunisia | 20.70% |
96 | 90 | Uzbekistan | 20.70% |
98 | 93 | Macedonia | 20.50% |
98 | 92 | Paraguay | 20.50% |
100 | 100 | Moldova | 20.40% |
101 | 116 | Saint Lucia | 19.90% |
101 | 94 | Albania | 19.90% |
103 | 99 | Panama | 19.80% |
104 | 56 | Belize | 19.70% |
105 | 158 | Grenada | 19.60% |
106 | 88 | Mauritius | 19.10% |
107 | 102 | Bolivia | 16.50% |
108 | 111 | Costa Rica | 16.10% |
109 | 158 | Barbados | 15.80% |
110 | 97 | Jordan | 15.30% |
111 | 106 | Argentina | 15.20% |
111 | 101 | Kazakhstan | 15.20% |
113 | 104 | Montenegro | 14.50% |
114 | 105 | Dominican Republic | 14.00% |
115 | 111 | Ukraine | 11.30% |
116 | 109 | Maldives | 11.20% |
117 | 107 | Turkey | 10.80% |
118 | 114 | Serbia | 10.30% |
119 | 78 | Bhutan | 10.10% |
120 | 113 | Thailand | 9.90% |
121 | 108 | Seychelles | 8.40% |
122 | 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.10% |
123 | 118 | Uruguay | 5.90% |
124 | 110 | Chile | 5.70% |
125 | 115 | Romania | 5.10% |
126 | 120 | Bulgaria | 4.40% |
127 | 122 | Israel | 4.20% |
128 | 118 | Slovakia | 4.10% |
129 | 129 | Lithuania | 3.20% |
129 | 126 | Greece | 3.20% |
129 | 125 | Japan | 3.20% |
132 | 123 | Malaysia | 2.90% |
133 | 127 | Latvia | 2.80% |
134 | 124 | Belarus | 2.60% |
135 | 130 | Spain | 2.30% |
136 | 128 | Portugal | 2.20% |
137 | 130 | Croatia | 2.00% |
137 | 132 | United States | 2.00% |
139 | 136 | Italy | 1.90% |
140 | 133 | Hungary | 1.80% |
141 | 139 | Australia | 1.50% |
141 | 135 | Sweden | 1.50% |
143 | 133 | Estonia | 1.30% |
144 | 137 | Poland | 1.10% |
145 | 141 | United Kingdom | 1.00% |
145 | 140 | Austria | 1.00% |
147 | 138 | Russia | 0.90% |
148 | 144 | Czech Republic | 0.80% |
149 | 146 | Malta | 0.70% |
150 | 142 | Denmark | 0.60% |
150 | 158 | United Arab Emirates | 0.60% |
152 | 146 | Canada | 0.50% |
152 | 146 | Germany | 0.50% |
152 | 146 | South Korea | 0.50% |
155 | 144 | Iceland | 0.40% |
155 | 143 | Norway | 0.40% |
155 | 151 | Finland | 0.40% |
158 | 150 | France | 0.30% |
158 | 151 | Netherlands | 0.30% |
158 | 151 | Ireland | 0.30% |
158 | 154 | Switzerland | 0.30% |
158 | 154 | Belgium | 0.30% |
163 | 154 | Luxembourg | 0.20% |
164 | 154 | Slovenia | 0.10% |
164 | 158 | Cyprus | 0.10% |
166 | 158 | Qatar | 0% |