Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) by country
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
100.0%
Guinea
Lowest
7.0%
Norway
Median
94.8%
Years covered
61
1963–2023
Data points
2,016
What the numbers show
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Guinea; the lowest is 7.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.8%, and the mean is 75.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 3.3%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 62.9%).
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | India | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mali | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Niger | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Kenya | 99.9% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 99.9% | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Zambia | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Mauritania | 99.8% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Tanzania | 99.8% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Mozambique | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Rwanda | 99.8% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Pakistan | 99.8% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Uganda | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Togo | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Benin | 99.7% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 99.7% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Cameroon | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Nepal | 99.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Gambia | 99.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Senegal | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Egypt | 99.4% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 99.4% | 2015 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Philippines | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Laos | 99.3% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Georgia | 99.2% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Moldova | 99.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Ghana | 98.8% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Indonesia | 98.7% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 98.3% | 2005 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Albania | 97.9% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 97.7% | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 42 | Palestine | 97.7% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Guatemala | 97.2% | 2014 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 44 | Bhutan | 97.2% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Honduras | 97.2% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 97.1% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Tunisia | 97.1% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Vietnam | 96.8% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 49 | Botswana | 96.7% | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 50 | Jordan | 96.5% | 2010 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | Morocco | 96.1% | 2013 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 53 | Ukraine | 96.0% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 54 | Belize | 95.9% | 1999 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 95.6% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 95.5% | 2014 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 57 | Venezuela | 95.5% | 2006 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 58 | El Salvador | 95.3% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 59 | Iran | 94.8% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Peru | 94.7% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 92.8% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Bolivia | 92.4% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | China | 92.2% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 92.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 66 | Serbia | 91.5% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | South Africa | 90.8% | 2014 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 68 | Montenegro | 90.6% | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 69 | Thailand | 90.5% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 89.0% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 88.6% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 72 | Jamaica | 88.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 88.4% | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 74 | Russia | 85.9% | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 75 | Belarus | 85.3% | 2020 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 83.2% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 77 | Turkey | 77.4% | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 76.7% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 80 | Slovakia | 73.4% | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 81 | Uruguay | 73.3% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 71.5% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 83 | Chile | 71.3% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 71.1% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 85 | Greece | 69.8% | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia | 65.5% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 61.5% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 61.1% | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 59.1% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 90 | Latvia | 54.5% | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 91 | Lithuania | 48.8% | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 92 | Israel | 47.2% | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 93 | Poland | 46.1% | 2021 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 43.2% | 2021 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 39.9% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 96 | Estonia | 35.9% | 2021 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 97 | Italy | 34.1% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 98 | United Kingdom | 27.5% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 99 | Cyprus | 26.9% | 2021 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 100 | Taiwan | 26.7% | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 101 | Slovenia | 25.4% | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 102 | France | 22.5% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 103 | Malta | 22.2% | 2020 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 104 | Australia | 20.2% | 2018 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 105 | South Korea | 19.7% | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 106 | United States | 19.5% | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 16.7% | 2019 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 16.5% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 109 | Finland | 15.7% | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 110 | Sweden | 15.6% | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 111 | Belgium | 15.0% | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 112 | Germany | 14.7% | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 113 | Ireland | 13.8% | 2021 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 114 | Denmark | 11.3% | 2021 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 115 | Netherlands | 10.8% | 2021 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 116 | Switzerland | 10.7% | 2020 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 117 | Iceland | 9.9% | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 7.6% | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 119 | Norway | 7.0% | 2019 | down 24.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.