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THE GLOBAL INDEX #040

International poverty rate2023

Population below the source's current international poverty line. Consult the original metadata for the monetary threshold and PPP base year.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data57 / 217No observation: 160
First-ranked country or territoryRwanda38.6 %

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International poverty rate · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Rwanda38.62023
02Honduras172023
03Guatemala9.72023
04Colombia8.62023
05Tajikistan7.32023
06Indonesia6.72023
07Peru5.92023
08Georgia5.82023
09Philippines5.32023
10Ecuador4.72023
11El Salvador4.62023
12Uzbekistan4.12023
13Brazil3.82023
14Panama3.72023
15Bolivia2.82023
16Kyrgyzstan2.72023
17Iran2.52023
18Paraguay2.42023
19Palestinian Territories2.12023
20Armenia1.92023
21Costa Rica1.52023
22Dominican Republic1.32023
23Argentina1.22023
23United States1.22023
25Lithuania1.12023
25Serbia1.12023
27Bulgaria12023
28Italy0.92023
28Kiribati0.92023
30Spain0.82023
30Sweden0.82023
32Romania0.72023
33Greece0.62023
34Austria0.52023
34Iraq0.52023
34Slovakia0.52023
37Denmark0.42023
37Latvia0.42023
37Malta0.42023
37Portugal0.42023
41Estonia0.32023
41Croatia0.32023
43Finland0.22023
43Norway0.22023
43Poland0.22023
43Türkiye0.22023
43Uruguay0.22023
48Belgium0.12023
48France0.12023
48Ireland0.12023
48Luxembourg0.12023
48Moldova0.12023
48Russia0.12023
54Cyprus02023
54Czechia02023
54Slovenia02023
54Thailand02023

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No observation (160)

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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
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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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