Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp by country
Countries reporting
119
Highest
78.84
Madagascar
Lowest
0
Taiwan, China
Median
0.8521
Years covered
61
1963–2023
Data points
2,016
What the numbers show
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 78.84 in Madagascar; the lowest is 0 in Taiwan, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8521, and the mean is 9.03.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 3,895.9%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 78.84 | 2012 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 73.52 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 73.52 | 2019 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 4 | Burundi | 69.91 | 2020 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 61.55 | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 56.52 | 2016 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 49.37 | 2018 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 8 | Kenya | 45.72 | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 40.82 | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 10 | Niger | 40.3 | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 39.09 | 2018 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 30.93 | 2015 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.39 | 2021 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 28.21 | 2021 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 23.46 | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 23.19 | 2018 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.82 | 2022 | up 3,895.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 22.09 | 2021 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 21.59 | 2021 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 20 | South Africa | 18.72 | 2014 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 14.78 | 2019 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 22 | Belize | 14.63 | 1999 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 23 | Botswana | 14.49 | 2015 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 14.05 | 2020 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 13.62 | 2016 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 26 | India | 12.91 | 2021 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | 12.03 | 2021 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.98 | 2018 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 8.78 | 2014 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 8.45 | 2021 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.43 | 2021 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.68 | 2006 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 6.35 | 2021 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 5.69 | 2022 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 5.44 | 2022 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 36 | Mauritania | 4.94 | 2019 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 4.12 | 2015 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 3.8 | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 3.59 | 2018 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 3.52 | 2022 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 3.41 | 2014 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.21 | 2021 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 43 | El Salvador | 3.21 | 2022 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 2.88 | 2022 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 2.78 | 2019 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 46 | Egypt | 2.65 | 2019 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 2.05 | 2022 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | 2.02 | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 1.74 | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 1.71 | 2021 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 1.38 | 2022 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 1.3 | 2022 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 53 | United States of America | 1.25 | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 54 | Serbia | 1.24 | 2021 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 1.21 | 2022 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 1.19 | 2022 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 1.11 | 2023 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 1.02 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 0.9232 | 2013 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 0.8521 | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.8438 | 2022 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.828 | 2016 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 0.8145 | 2021 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.6937 | 2021 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 0.625 | 2021 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0.6161 | 2019 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 0.5698 | 2021 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 0.5643 | 2021 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 0.4971 | 2018 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 0.4858 | 2021 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Türkiye | 0.4429 | 2021 | up 241.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 0.4204 | 2022 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Latvia | 0.393 | 2021 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.3552 | 2021 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Chile | 0.3513 | 2022 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.3337 | 2022 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 0.3208 | 2021 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.3098 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 0.3064 | 2021 | up 270.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.2662 | 2021 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2542 | 2022 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 0.2506 | 2021 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Canada | 0.2486 | 2019 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 84 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2451 | 2021 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | 0.2438 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 0.2422 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 0.2265 | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Malta | 0.2109 | 2020 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 0.1565 | 2019 | up 164.1% | falling |
| 90 | Denmark | 0.1537 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.1448 | 2022 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0.1145 | 2022 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Jordan | 0.1041 | 2010 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Poland | 0.0966 | 2021 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0.0845 | 2021 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands | 0.0697 | 2021 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Ireland | 0.0635 | 2021 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 0.0599 | 2021 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 99 | France | 0.0564 | 2021 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 0.05 | 2021 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 0.0372 | 2020 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | 0.03 | 2021 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0259 | 2021 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 0.0213 | 2020 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 0.02 | 2021 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0.0191 | 2020 | up 573.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 0.0103 | 2020 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 0.0098 | 2021 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Thailand | 0.0082 | 2021 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 0.0057 | 2022 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 0.0053 | 2021 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 112 | China | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Iceland | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Malaysia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Taiwan, China | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |