Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time was 51.35 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
51.35
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
86.94
in 2000
All-time low
51.35
in 2018
Years of data
5
1991–2018
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania is 51.35, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania peaked at 86.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.35, in 2018.
That places Tanzania 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.46 | 73.46 | 73.46 | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.41 | 61.88 | 86.94 | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.44 | 51.35 | 51.53 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.61 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.48 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.504 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1649 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1778 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Tanzania was 51.35 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.94 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.35 in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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