Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Haiti (2001)77
2Zimbabwe (2003)72
3Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)71.3
4Swaziland (2001)69.2
5Eritrea (1993)69
6Madagascar (2005)68.7
7Burundi (2006)66.9
8Sierra Leone (2003)66.4
9Guinea-Bissau (2002)64.7
10Liberia (2007)63.8
11Central African Republic (2008)62
12Togo (2006)61.7
13Bolivia (2007)60.1
14Honduras (2010)60
15Niger (2007)59.5
16Zambia (2006)59.3
17Rwanda (2006)58.5
18Gambia (2003)58
19Lesotho (2003)56.6
20Chad (2003)55
21Mozambique (2008)54.7
22Nigeria (2004)54.7
23Sao Tome and Principe (2001)53.8
24Guinea (2007)53
25Malawi (2004)52.4
26Guatemala (2006)51
27Senegal (2005)50.8
28Dominican Republic (2008)50.5
29Republic of the Congo (2005)50.1
30Timor-Leste (2007)49.9
31Mexico (2008)47.4
32Mali (2006)47.4
33Tajikistan (2009)47.2
34Burkina Faso (2003)46.4
35Mauritania (2000)46.3
36Nicaragua (2005)46.2
37Kenya (2005)45.9
38Colombia (2009)45.5
39Kosovo (2006)45
40Comoros (2004)44.8
41Kyrgyzstan (2005)43.1
42Ivory Coast (2008)42.7
43Bangladesh (2005)40
44Cameroon (2007)39.9
45Benin (2003)39
46Ethiopia (2004)38.9
47Namibia (2003)38
48El Salvador (2009)37.8
49Papua New Guinea (1996)37.5
50Ecuador (2009)36
51Afghanistan (2008)36
52Mongolia (2008)35.2
53Paraguay (2009)35.1
54Peru (2009)34.8
55Yemen (2005)34.8
56Belize (2002)33.5
57Tanzania (2007)33.4
58Gabon (2005)32.7
59Panama (2008)32.7
60Fiji (2009)31
61Nepal (2004)30.9
62Botswana (2003)30.6
63Cambodia (2007)30.1
64Venezuela (2009)29
65Moldova (2005)29
66Ghana (2006)28.5
67Laos (2008)27.6
68India (2005)27.5
69Cape Verde (2007)26.6
70Armenia (2009)26.5
71Philippines (2009)26.5
72Uganda (2009)24.5
73Georgia (2007)23.6
74Bhutan (2007)23.2
75South Africa (2005)23
76Iraq (2007)22.9
77Algeria (1995)22.6
78Pakistan (2006)22.3
79Egypt (2008)22
80West Bank and Gaza (2009)21.9
81Costa Rica (2009)21.7
82Brazil (2009)21.4
83Uruguay (2008)20.5
84Macedonia (2006)19
85Turkey (2009)18.1
86Hungary (1997)17.3
87Poland (2002)16.6
88Azerbaijan (2008)15.8
89Kazakhstan (2002)15.4
90Sri Lanka (2007)15.2
91Chile (2009)15.1
92Vietnam (2008)14.5
93Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)14
94Romania (2006)13.8
95Jordan (2008)13.3
96Indonesia (2010)13.3
97Bulgaria (2001)12.8
98Albania (2008)12.4
99Croatia (2004)11.1
100Russia (2006)11.1
101Jamaica (2007)9.9
102Morocco (2007)9
103Estonia (1995)8.9
104Thailand (2009)8.1
105Ukraine (2005)7.9
106Serbia (2007)6.6
107Latvia (2004)5.9
108Belarus (2009)5.4
109Montenegro (2008)4.9
110Tunisia (2005)3.8
111Malaysia (2009)3.8
112China (2004)2.8
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