Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.POV.DDAY•%•1963 → 2024•171 countries
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Coverage
171
Frequency
—
Range
1963 \u2192 2024
Latest
2023
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.2%
0.2% – 0.86%
0.86% – 2.44%
2.44% – 8.83%
8.83% – 21.44%
21.44% – 39.44%
> 39.44%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
171 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Countries
171
Median
4.2%
Mean
16%
25th pctl
0.6%
75th pctl
26.2%
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Compare trends
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 85.3% | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 81.4% | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 76.5% | 2016 | |
| MalawiMWI | 75.4% | 2019 | |
| HaitiHTI | 75.1% | 2001 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 74.9% | 2002 | |
| BurundiBDI | 74.2% | 2020 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 71.7% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 71.6% | 2021 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 69.2% | 2021 | |
| NigerNER | 60.5% | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 59.8% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 52.2% | 2009 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 51.3% | 2018 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 49.2% | 2019 | |
| KenyaKEN | 46.9% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 44.5% | 2016 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 43.9% | 2014 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 42.1% | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 41.8% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 41.5% | 1995 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 41.5% | 2018 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 40.3% | 2012 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 39.9% | 2021 | |
| ChadTCD | 39.5% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 39.3% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 39.2% | 2011 | |
| GhanaGHA | 39% | 2016 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 38.6% | 2021 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 38.6% | 2009 | |
| RwandaRWA | 38.6% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 36.1% | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 35.1% | 1998 | — |
| TogoTGO | 34.4% | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 33.6% | 2016 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 33.3% | 1992 | — |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 33.3% | 2014 | |
| ComorosCOM | 31.4% | 2014 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 31.2% | 2014 | |
| BeninBEN | 27.2% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 27.1% | 2011 | |
| CameroonCMR | 26.7% | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 26.2% | 2007 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 26.1% | 2013 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 25.4% | 2017 | |
| KosovoXKX | 25% | 2021 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 22.5% | 1999 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 22% | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 21.5% | 2010 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 21.4% | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 21.3% | 2012 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 21.3% | 2006 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 20.9% | 2021 | |
| SurinameSUR | 20.6% | 1999 | — |
| BangladeshBGD | 19.5% | 2016 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 19.5% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 18.2% | 2015 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 18.1% | 2005 | |
| SenegalSEN | 17.9% | 2021 | |
| PakistanPAK | 16.5% | 2018 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 16.5% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 15.7% | 2018 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 13.9% | 2009 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 13% | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 11.8% | 1995 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 10.2% | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 10.1% | 2014 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 9.7% | 2012 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 9.4% | 2006 | |
| GabonGAB | 9.2% | 2005 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 9% | 2010 | — |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 8.8% | 2022 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 5.9% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 4.7% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 4.5% | 2013 | |
| MexicoMEX | 4.3% | 2020 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 4% | 2015 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 3.9% | 2019 | |
| BrazilBRA | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3.2% | 1992 | |
| PanamaPAN | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 2.7% | 2019 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.6% | 2017 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.5% | 2021 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 2.1% | 2019 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 2% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.7% | 2016 | — |
| ChileCHL | 1.7% | 2020 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.7% | 2018 | |
| HungaryHUN | 1.6% | 2016 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.6% | 2013 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.6% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.4% | 2021 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 1.4% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.2% | 2020 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.1% | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 1.1% | 2012 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 1% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.9% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.9% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.8% | 2018 | — |
| SwedenSWE | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.7% | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 0.7% | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.5% | 2021 | |
| IraqIRQ | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 0.3% | 2020 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.3% | 2018 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.2% | 2011 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.2% | 2021 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.2% | 2020 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.2% | 2021 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.2% | 2019 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.1% | 2010 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0.1% | 2016 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0% | 2018 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0% | 2005 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0% | 2021 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 0% | 2017 | — |
| SloveniaSVN | 0% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)