Poverty share of population living on less than 40 a day by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
100
Madagascar
Lowest
8.29
Norway
Median
95.2
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
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 in Madagascar; the lowest is 8.29 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.2, and the mean is 77.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 9.6%), 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 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100 | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 99.99 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Guinea | 99.99 | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 99.99 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Burundi | 99.98 | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Mali | 99.98 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 99.97 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Malawi | 99.96 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Nigeria | 99.95 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | India | 99.94 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 99.9 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Mauritania | 99.9 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Mozambique | 99.89 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 99.86 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Benin | 99.86 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 99.85 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Uganda | 99.85 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 99.81 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Tanzania | 99.81 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 99.81 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.77 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 99.76 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 99.73 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 99.7 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Senegal | 99.66 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Rwanda | 99.61 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Gambia | 99.57 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 99.56 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Nepal | 99.51 | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Cameroon | 99.51 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Egypt | 99.49 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 99.48 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Laos | 99.26 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 99.26 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Indonesia | 99.14 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 99.09 | 2005 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Georgia | 99.02 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Moldova | 98.82 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Ukraine | 98.42 | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Albania | 98.25 | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 98.19 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Iran | 98.03 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Mongolia | 97.89 | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 97.52 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 97.3 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Morocco | 97.21 | 2013 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Tunisia | 96.95 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 96.82 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Guatemala | 96.54 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | Palestine | 96.52 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Peru | 96.52 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Venezuela | 96.39 | 2006 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 96.22 | 2014 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Botswana | 96.22 | 2015 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Bhutan | 96.13 | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 57 | Belarus | 95.89 | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Vietnam | 95.74 | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.66 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 95.63 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 94.78 | 2010 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 62 | China | 94.51 | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 63 | South Africa | 94.14 | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 93.48 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 65 | Thailand | 93.26 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 66 | Montenegro | 92.31 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 67 | Jamaica | 91.73 | 2021 | — | falling |
| 68 | Mexico | 91.22 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 69 | Slovakia | 91.11 | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 90.54 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Ecuador | 90.27 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Colombia | 89.64 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 73 | Hungary | 89.04 | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 88.91 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 88.5 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 76 | Bolivia | 88.48 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 77 | Russia | 85.91 | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 78 | Brazil | 83.8 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 80.59 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 80 | Chile | 75.39 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 74.34 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 72.81 | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 72.42 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 71.33 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 85 | Turkey | 69.06 | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 68.27 | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 66.11 | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 63.23 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 63.17 | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 90 | Croatia | 56.77 | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 91 | Estonia | 56.59 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 92 | Lithuania | 54.12 | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 93 | Israel | 53.4 | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 52.46 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 52.36 | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 96 | Japan | 45.9 | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Spain | 38.64 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 98 | Taiwan | 38.6 | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 37.12 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 30.52 | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 101 | South Korea | 30.5 | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 102 | Slovenia | 30.07 | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 29.8 | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 29.34 | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malta | 26.07 | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 106 | France | 25.6 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 107 | Sweden | 24.48 | 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 | 21.19 | 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 | 17.18 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 114 | Iceland | 16.63 | 2019 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 15.28 | 2022 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 14.96 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 14.94 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 118 | Netherlands | 11.77 | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 11.27 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 8.29 | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |