Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%) by country
Countries reporting
74
Highest
57.5%
Zambia
Lowest
0.0%
Germany
Median
0.7%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
955
What the numbers show
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 57.5% in Zambia; the lowest is 0.0% in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 4.0%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 650.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 57.5% | 2015 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 55.5% | 2016 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 41.7% | 2016 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 18.9% | 2014 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 17.2% | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.2% | 2006 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 7.8% | 2015 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.8% | 2017 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 2017 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 5.7% | 2015 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 5.2% | 2015 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 12 | Georgia | 5.0% | 2017 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 4.8% | 2015 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 4.8% | 2017 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 3.9% | 2015 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Colombia | 3.9% | 2017 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 3.4% | 2017 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 3.2% | 2017 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Panama | 2.5% | 2017 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2016 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 2.0% | 2016 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 2.0% | 2015 | up 185.7% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 1.9% | 2017 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2016 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 1.5% | 2014 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Greece | 1.5% | 2015 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2017 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 1.4% | 2017 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2015 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 30 | United States of America | 1.2% | 2016 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 1.2% | 2017 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 1.0% | 2015 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2017 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2016 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2015 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 35 | China | 0.7% | 2015 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 0.7% | 2015 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | 0.7% | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2015 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 0.5% | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2015 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2017 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.3% | 2016 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Norway | 0.2% | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 0.2% | 2016 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 51 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2015 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2016 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2017 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2017 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Germany | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.9%