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Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
89.1%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
4.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,875

What the numbers show

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 89.1% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 16.8%.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 89.1% 2022 up 5.7% falling
2 Malawi 87.3% 2019 up 2.5% rising
3 Burundi 87.2% 2020 down 0.1% falling
4 Madagascar 83.9% 2021 up 5.1% flat
5 Zambia 81.4% 2022 unchanged rising
6 Niger 79.7% 2021 down 7.3% falling
7 Uganda 72.3% 2023 down 1.8% falling
8 Tanzania 70.0% 2018 down 10.1% falling
9 Kenya 65.5% 2022 up 15.3% rising
10 Burkina Faso 64.6% 2021 down 21.5% falling
11 Nigeria 64.0% 2022 up 10.9% falling
12 Ethiopia 63.7% 2021 down 1.1% falling
13 Rwanda 62.2% 2023 down 22.3% falling
14 Guinea-Bissau 62.1% 2021 down 27.2% falling
15 Mali 59.5% 2021 down 26.3% falling
16 Ghana 56.3% 2016 down 26.6% falling
17 Togo 55.6% 2021 down 28.4% falling
18 Benin 50.0% 2021 down 37.7% falling
19 Pakistan 47.9% 2024 down 2.8% falling
20 Syria 42.1% 2022 up 625.9% volatile
21 Cote d'Ivoire 41.6% 2021 down 35.1% rising
22 Cameroon 41.3% 2021 down 2.6% falling
23 Gambia 40.2% 2020 down 24.0% falling
24 Senegal 37.3% 2021 down 48.0% falling
25 Botswana 35.8% 2015 down 27.2% falling
26 South Africa 30.2% 2022 down 26.7% falling
27 Guinea 29.2% 2018 down 53.7% falling
28 Mauritania 26.0% 2019 down 29.3% falling
29 Honduras 23.5% 2024 down 24.4% falling
30 Laos 22.5% 2024 down 47.9% falling
31 Bangladesh 20.5% 2022 down 60.7% falling
32 Guatemala 17.6% 2023 up 4.1% volatile
33 Philippines 16.9% 2023 down 55.6% falling
33 Tajikistan 16.9% 2024 down 43.3% volatile
35 Venezuela 16.4% 2006 down 35.2% rising
36 India 16.1% 2023 down 72.1% falling
37 Nicaragua 15.7% 2014 down 49.8% falling
38 Indonesia 15.5% 2025 down 64.3% falling
39 Kosovo 14.9% 2022 up 20.2% falling
39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 14.9% 2022 up 20.2% falling
41 Colombia 14.7% 2024 down 20.1% falling
42 Kyrgyzstan 12.5% 2024 down 59.4% falling
43 Morocco 11.6% 2013 down 67.3% falling
44 Sri Lanka 11.5% 2019 down 52.5% falling
45 Georgia 11.0% 2024 down 56.2% falling
46 Peru 10.7% 2024 down 25.7% falling
47 Nepal 9.1% 2022 down 79.5% volatile
48 El Salvador 8.6% 2023 down 46.9% falling
49 Ecuador 8.4% 2025 down 8.7% volatile
50 Iran 7.5% 2023 up 8.7% volatile
51 North Macedonia 7.4% 2019 down 60.2% falling
52 Egypt 7.1% 2021 down 29.0% falling
53 Panama 6.8% 2024 down 34.6% volatile
54 Brazil 6.2% 2024 down 28.7% volatile
55 Palestine 6.1% 2023 up 110.3% rising
56 Armenia 5.7% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
57 Jamaica 5.1% 2021 — volatile
58 Bolivia 4.9% 2024 down 46.7% volatile
59 Paraguay 4.5% 2024 down 51.6% volatile
60 Vietnam 4.2% 2022 down 57.6% volatile
61 Mexico 4.1% 2024 down 72.8% falling
62 Belize 4.0% 2018 — falling
62 Montenegro 4.0% 2021 up 300.0% volatile
62 Uzbekistan 4.0% 2025 — volatile
65 Argentina 2.8% 2024 up 12.0% volatile
66 Tunisia 2.4% 2021 down 70.7% volatile
67 Mongolia 2.3% 2022 down 58.9% volatile
68 Albania 2.1% 2020 down 64.4% volatile
68 Serbia 2.1% 2023 down 83.6% volatile
70 Dominican Republic 2.0% 2024 down 77.3% volatile
71 Hungary 1.8% 2017 up 200.0% volatile
72 Costa Rica 1.7% 2025 down 63.8% volatile
73 Bulgaria 1.6% 2023 down 70.9% volatile
73 Japan 1.6% 2020 up 77.8% rising
75 Romania 1.3% 2023 down 91.6% volatile
76 Lithuania 1.2% 2023 down 45.5% volatile
76 United States 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% falling
78 Australia 1.1% 2020 up 83.3% falling
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% 2021 down 60.0% rising
79 Spain 1.0% 2023 down 41.2% falling
79 Italy 1.0% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
82 Germany 0.9% 2022 up 800.0% volatile
82 Israel 0.9% 2022 down 43.8% flat
82 Jordan 0.9% 2010 down 78.6% volatile
82 Malta 0.9% 2023 up 800.0% volatile
82 Sweden 0.9% 2023 up 12.5% rising
87 Greece 0.8% 2023 down 71.4% volatile
87 Slovakia 0.8% 2023 down 42.9% flat
89 Chile 0.7% 2024 down 65.0% volatile
89 Latvia 0.7% 2023 down 74.1% volatile
89 Portugal 0.7% 2023 down 65.0% falling
92 Austria 0.6% 2023 up 50.0% rising
92 Estonia 0.6% 2023 down 68.4% volatile
92 Croatia 0.6% 2023 down 71.4% volatile
92 Moldova 0.6% 2024 down 14.3% volatile
96 China 0.5% 2022 down 98.0% volatile
96 United Kingdom 0.5% 2021 unchanged rising
96 Uruguay 0.5% 2024 down 28.6% volatile
99 Bhutan 0.4% 2022 down 96.7% volatile
99 Denmark 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% volatile
99 Poland 0.4% 2023 down 60.0% volatile
99 Turkey 0.4% 2023 down 90.5% volatile
103 Azerbaijan 0.3% 2005 down 99.2% volatile
103 Canada 0.3% 2022 down 25.0% volatile
103 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2021 down 72.7% volatile
106 Finland 0.2% 2023 up 100.0% falling
106 South Korea 0.2% 2021 down 77.8% volatile
106 Norway 0.2% 2023 unchanged falling
106 Russia 0.2% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
106 Thailand 0.2% 2024 down 85.7% volatile
106 Ukraine 0.2% 2020 down 71.4% volatile
112 Belgium 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
112 Belarus 0.1% 2020 down 92.3% volatile
112 Switzerland 0.1% 2023 — volatile
112 France 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
112 Ireland 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% volatile
112 Iceland 0.1% 2019 unchanged volatile
112 Luxembourg 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
112 Malaysia 0.1% 2021 down 94.7% volatile
112 Netherlands 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% volatile
121 Cyprus 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
121 Czechia 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
121 Slovenia 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
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 econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,875 data points, 1963–2025
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Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.