THE GLOBAL INDEX #040
International poverty rate2021
Population below the source's current international poverty line. Consult the original metadata for the monetary threshold and PPP base year.
Central African Republic71.6 %Top 10
% · 2021Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Central African Republic | 71.6 | 2021 |
| 02 |  Madagascar | 69.2 | 2021 |
| 03 |  Niger | 60.5 | 2021 |
| 04 |  Kenya | 46.4 | 2021 |
| 05 |  Burkina Faso | 42.1 | 2021 |
| 06 |  Guinea-Bissau | 39.9 | 2021 |
| 07 |  Ethiopia | 38.6 | 2021 |
| 08 |  Mali | 36.1 | 2021 |
| 09 |  Togo | 34.7 | 2021 |
| 10 |  Benin | 27.2 | 2021 |
| 11 |  Cameroon | 26.7 | 2021 |
| 12 |  Kosovo | 25 | 2021 |
| 13 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 20.8 | 2021 |
| 14 |  Senegal | 17.9 | 2021 |
| 15 |  Colombia | 11.2 | 2021 |
| 16 |  Georgia | 10.8 | 2021 |
| 17 |  Tajikistan | 9.1 | 2021 |
| 18 |  Indonesia | 8.6 | 2021 |
| 19 |  Philippines | 8.1 | 2021 |
| 20 |  Brazil | 7.5 | 2021 |
| 21 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.6 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Ecuador | 5.3 | 2021 |
| 23 |  Peru | 5.2 | 2021 |
| 24 |  El Salvador | 5.1 | 2021 |
| 25 |  Uzbekistan | 4.4 | 2021 |
| 26 |  Iran | 3.7 | 2021 |
| 27 |  Panama | 3.3 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Bolivia | 3.1 | 2021 |
| 29 |  Montenegro | 2.5 | 2021 |
| 30 |  Costa Rica | 2.2 | 2021 |
| 31 |  Armenia | 2.1 | 2021 |
| 32 |  Romania | 2 | 2021 |
| 33 |  Paraguay | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 34 |  Serbia | 1.7 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Argentina | 1.4 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Egypt | 1.4 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Jamaica | 1.4 | 2021 |
| 38 |  Dominican Republic | 1.3 | 2021 |
| 39 |  Bulgaria | 1.2 | 2021 |
| 40 |  Italy | 0.9 | 2021 |
| 40 |  Türkiye | 0.9 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Spain | 0.7 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Greece | 0.7 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Tunisia | 0.7 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Germany | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Israel | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Sweden | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Austria | 0.5 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Latvia | 0.5 | 2021 |
| 50 |  United Kingdom | 0.4 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Tonga | 0.4 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Estonia | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Croatia | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Lithuania | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Portugal | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Slovakia | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  United States | 0.3 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Canada | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Denmark | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Moldova | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Norway | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Russia | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Uruguay | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Czechia | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  France | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Ireland | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  South Korea | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Luxembourg | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Malta | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Netherlands | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Poland | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Belgium | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Switzerland | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  China | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Cyprus | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Finland | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Malaysia | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Slovenia | 0 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Thailand | 0 | 2021 |
No matching countries.
How this ranking works
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Source & definition
- Indicator definition
- Population below the source's current international poverty line. Consult the original metadata for the monetary threshold and PPP base year.
- Unit
- %
- Source & definition
- World Bank ·
SI.POV.DDAY
Original metadata
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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"sourceNote": "Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.",
"sourceOrganization": "World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), uri: http://pip.worldbank.org, note: Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database.",
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