Population below poverty line - The World Factbook - CIA



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National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
Population below poverty line - The World Factbook - CIA

Rank

Country

(%)

1Zambia86
2Chad80
3Haiti80
4Liberia80
5Sierra Leone70.20
6Gaza Strip70
7Suriname70
8Nigeria70
9Mozambique70
10Swaziland69
11Burundi68
12Zimbabwe68
13Niger63
14Bolivia60
15Tajikistan60
16Comoros60
17Rwanda60
18Honduras59
19Guatemala56.20
20Namibia55.80
21Sao Tome and Principe54
22Senegal54
23Malawi53
24Eritrea50
25South Africa50
26Madagascar50
27Kenya50
28Lesotho49
29Cameroon48
30Nicaragua48
31Guinea47
32Colombia46.80
33Burkina Faso46.40
34West Bank46
35Yemen45.20
36Peru44.50
37Dominican Republic42.20
38Ivory Coast42
39Timor-Leste42
40Djibouti42
41Angola40.50
42Kyrgyzstan40
43Mauritania40
44Sudan40
45Ethiopia38.70
46Venezuela37.90
47Benin37.40
48Papua New Guinea37
49Bangladesh36.30
50Mali36.10
51Mongolia36.10
52Afghanistan36
53Tanzania36
54Ecuador35.10
55Kosovo35
56Uganda35
57Ukraine35
58Belize33.50
59Philippines32.90
60Burma32.70
61Grenada32
62Togo32
63Cambodia31
64Georgia31
65El Salvador30.70
66Botswana30.30
67Cape Verde30
68Dominica30
69Turkmenistan30
70Moldova29.50
71Virgin Islands28.90
72Macedonia28.70
73Panama28.60
74Ghana28.50
75Lebanon28
76Uruguay27.40
77Belarus27.10
78Micronesia26.70
79Armenia26.50
80Brazil26
81Laos26
82Uzbekistan26
83Fiji25.50
84Albania25
85Romania25
86Bosnia and Herzegovina25
87India25
88Iraq25
89Nepal24.70
90Pakistan24
91Tonga24
92Israel23.60
93Bhutan23.20
94Algeria23
95Sri Lanka23
96Anguilla23
97Slovakia21
98Egypt20
99Greece20
100Spain19.80
101Estonia19.50
102United Arab Emirates19.50
103Paraguay19.40
104Bermuda19
105Chile18.20
106Mexico18.20
107Iran18
108Portugal18
109Indonesia17.80
110Turkey17.11
111Croatia17
112Trinidad and Tobago17
113Poland17
114Costa Rica16
115Maldives16
116Russia15.80
117Belgium15.20
118South Korea15
119Morocco15
120Jamaica14.80
121Jordan14.20
122Bulgaria14
123United Kingdom14
124Argentina13.90
125Slovenia12.30
126Vietnam12.30
127Denmark12.10
128Kazakhstan12.10
129Hungary12
130United States12
131Syria11.90
132Azerbaijan11
133Germany11
134Canada10.80
135Netherlands10.50
136Thailand9.60
137Bahamas9.30
138Greenland9.20
139Andorra8
140Mauritius8
141Serbia7.90
142Libya7.40
143Switzerland7.40
144Montenegro7
145France6.20
146Austria6
147Malaysia5.10
148Ireland4.20
149Lithuania4
150Tunisia3.80
151China2.80
152Taiwan1.08
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