Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index by country
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
98.3%
Burundi
Lowest
0.2%
Cyprus
Median
30.4%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 98.3% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.2% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.4%, and the mean is 39.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 423.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 566.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 86.5%).
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 98.3% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 98.3% | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Madagascar | 97.8% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 97.6% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 97.1% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 96.3% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Nigeria | 96.1% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 8 | Uganda | 96.1% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Zambia | 96.0% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 95.3% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | Tanzania | 94.4% | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 12 | Syria | 94.2% | 2022 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 93.6% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 93.2% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 92.8% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 92.6% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 92.0% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 91.7% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 91.2% | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | India | 90.1% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 90.1% | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 87.0% | 2021 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia | 86.4% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 86.0% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 85.9% | 2018 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 82.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 81.6% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 28 | Cameroon | 80.6% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 80.4% | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Laos | 79.6% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.7% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 75.9% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 73.1% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Botswana | 69.4% | 2015 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 35 | Nepal | 66.9% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 66.8% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 66.1% | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 65.3% | 2019 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 64.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 60.5% | 2013 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 41 | Honduras | 59.0% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 42 | Georgia | 58.5% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 57.4% | 2014 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 57.1% | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 57.1% | 2005 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 46 | Venezuela | 52.9% | 2006 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 47 | Iran | 48.8% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 46.1% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 49 | Colombia | 45.1% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 50 | El Salvador | 40.0% | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine | 39.4% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 52 | Ecuador | 38.0% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 37.2% | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 54 | Moldova | 34.9% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 31.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 31.5% | 2021 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 57 | China | 31.3% | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 31.3% | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 59 | Vietnam | 31.1% | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 31.1% | 2020 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 29.8% | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 62 | Paraguay | 28.8% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 28.0% | 2019 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 27.2% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 26.6% | 2010 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 25.3% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 67 | Bolivia | 23.5% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 20.8% | 2020 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 69 | Thailand | 20.7% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 70 | Montenegro | 20.4% | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 20.1% | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.7% | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 19.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 74 | Bhutan | 16.4% | 2022 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 14.8% | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 76 | Serbia | 12.6% | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 77 | Russia | 9.3% | 2020 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 9.1% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 8.0% | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 7.6% | 2017 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Turkey | 7.4% | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 6.8% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 83 | Romania | 6.7% | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Israel | 6.7% | 2022 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 85 | Belarus | 6.5% | 2020 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 5.9% | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 5.6% | 2021 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 5.4% | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 4.2% | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Latvia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Japan | 3.8% | 2020 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 92 | Portugal | 3.2% | 2023 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 93 | Spain | 3.0% | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 2.7% | 2023 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Italy | 2.5% | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 96 | United States | 2.2% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 97 | Germany | 2.0% | 2022 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 1.9% | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | 1.7% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 100 | Australia | 1.6% | 2020 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 101 | Poland | 1.4% | 2023 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 103 | Malta | 1.1% | 2023 | up 100.3% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 1.1% | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 105 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2021 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Canada | 0.8% | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 106 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2021 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 110 | Taiwan | 0.5% | 2021 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 0.5% | 2023 | up 68.7% | falling |
| 112 | France | 0.5% | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 0.4% | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2021 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2022 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.