Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day by country
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
100.0%
Madagascar
Lowest
8.3%
Norway
Median
95.2%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,152
What the numbers show
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Madagascar; the lowest is 8.3% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.2%, and the mean is 77.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 5.2%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 48.8%).
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Guinea | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Mali | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Niger | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | India | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Zambia | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Mauritania | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Mozambique | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Benin | 99.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 99.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Tanzania | 99.8% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 99.8% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 99.7% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Senegal | 99.7% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Rwanda | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Gambia | 99.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Nepal | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Cameroon | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Laos | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 99.1% | 2005 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Indonesia | 99.1% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | Georgia | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Moldova | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Ukraine | 98.4% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Albania | 98.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 98.2% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Iran | 98.0% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Mongolia | 97.9% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 97.5% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Morocco | 97.2% | 2013 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Tunisia | 96.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 96.8% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Guatemala | 96.5% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | Palestine | 96.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Peru | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Venezuela | 96.4% | 2006 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 96.2% | 2014 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Botswana | 96.2% | 2015 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Bhutan | 96.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 57 | Belarus | 95.9% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Vietnam | 95.7% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 95.6% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 94.8% | 2010 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 62 | China | 94.5% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 63 | South Africa | 94.1% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 93.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 65 | Thailand | 93.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 66 | Montenegro | 92.3% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 67 | Jamaica | 91.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 68 | Mexico | 91.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 69 | Slovakia | 91.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 90.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Ecuador | 90.3% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Colombia | 89.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 73 | Hungary | 89.0% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 88.9% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 88.5% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 76 | Bolivia | 88.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 77 | Russia | 85.9% | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 78 | Brazil | 83.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 80.6% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 80 | Chile | 75.4% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 74.3% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 72.8% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 72.4% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 71.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 85 | Turkey | 69.1% | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 68.3% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 66.1% | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 63.2% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 63.2% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 90 | Croatia | 56.8% | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 91 | Estonia | 56.6% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 92 | Lithuania | 54.1% | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 93 | Israel | 53.4% | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 52.5% | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 52.4% | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 96 | Japan | 45.9% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Spain | 38.6% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 98 | Taiwan | 38.6% | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 37.1% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 30.5% | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 101 | South Korea | 30.5% | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 102 | Slovenia | 30.1% | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 29.8% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 29.3% | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malta | 26.1% | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 106 | France | 25.6% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 107 | Sweden | 24.5% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 22.8% | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 109 | United States | 22.6% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 110 | Finland | 21.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 111 | Germany | 19.7% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 112 | Canada | 18.9% | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 113 | Belgium | 17.2% | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 114 | Iceland | 16.6% | 2019 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 15.2% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 15.0% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 14.9% | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 118 | Netherlands | 11.8% | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 11.3% | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 8.3% | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.