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Poverty at the national line

The share of the poor by the line a country has set for itself.

Unit: % of population Period: 1985–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 26.8% Countries: 160

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2006 to 2025.

Poverty at the national line, 2006–2025

Top-20 · % of population

Poverty at the national line, 2006–20255060708090South SudanSouth Sudan: 82.3%82.3MadagascarMadagascar: 75.2%75.2Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 68.8%68.8MozambiqueMozambique: 65%65HondurasHonduras: 60.1%60.1ZambiaZambia: 60%60EswatiniEswatini: 58.9%58.9HaitiHaiti: 58.5%58.5Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 56.8%56.8Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 56.2%56.2NigeriaNigeria: 56.2%56.2GuatemalaGuatemala: 56%56Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 55.5%55.5SomaliaSomalia: 55.4%55.4GambiaGambia: 53.4%53.4BelizeBelize: 52%52BurundiBurundi: 51%51LiberiaLiberia: 50.9%50.9Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 50.7%50.7MalawiMalawi: 50.7%50.7

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Poverty at the national line — 2006–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SS South Sudan 82.3 2016 160
2 MG Madagascar 75.2 2021 159
3 CF Central African Republic 68.8 2021 158
4 MZ Mozambique 65 2022 157
5 HN Honduras 60.1 2025 156
6 ZM Zambia 60 2022 155
7 SZ Eswatini 58.9 2016 154
8 HT Haiti 58.5 2012 153
9 SL Sierra Leone 56.8 2018 152
10 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.2 2020 150
11 NG Nigeria 56.2 2022 150
12 GT Guatemala 56 2023 149
13 ST Sao Tome and Principe 55.5 2017 148
14 SO Somalia 55.4 2022 147
15 GM Gambia 53.4 2020 146
16 BZ Belize 52 2018 145
17 BI Burundi 51 2020 144
18 LR Liberia 50.9 2016 143
19 GQ Equatorial Guinea 50.7 2022 141
20 MW Malawi 50.7 2019 141
21 GW Guinea-Bissau 50.5 2021 140
22 LS Lesotho 49.7 2017 139
23 YE Yemen 48.6 2014 138
24 AF Afghanistan 47.1 2019 137
25 SD Sudan 46.5 2009 136
26 ML Mali 45.5 2021 135
27 TD Chad 44.8 2022 134
28 TG Togo 43.8 2021 133
29 GN Guinea 43.7 2018 132
30 BF Burkina Faso 43.2 2021 131
31 TL Timor-Leste 41.8 2014 130
32 FM Micronesia 41.2 2013 128
33 NE Niger 41.2 2021 128
34 CG Republic of the Congo 40.9 2011 127
35 PG Papua New Guinea 39.9 2009 126
36 KE Kenya 39.8 2022 125
37 ZW Zimbabwe 38.3 2019 124
38 AR Argentina 38.1 2024 123
39 ZA South Africa 37.9 2022 122
40 BO Bolivia 37.7 2024 120
41 CM Cameroon 37.7 2021 120
42 CI Côte d'Ivoire 37.5 2021 118
43 SN Senegal 37.5 2021 118
44 BJ Benin 36.2 2021 117
45 SY Syria 35.2 2006 116
46 EG Egypt 33.5 2021 115
47 GA Gabon 33.4 2017 114
48 ET Ethiopia 33.1 2021 112
49 VE Venezuela 33.1 2015 112
50 PS Palestine 32.8 2023 111
51 AO Angola 32.3 2018 110
52 CO Colombia 31.8 2024 108
53 MR Mauritania 31.8 2019 108
54 MD Moldova 31.6 2023 107
55 MX Mexico 29.6 2024 106
56 PE Peru 27.6 2024 105
57 LB Lebanon 27.4 2012 103
58 RW Rwanda 27.4 2023 103
59 SV El Salvador 27.2 2023 102
60 MN Mongolia 27.1 2022 101
61 TZ Tanzania 26.4 2018 100
62 TV Tuvalu 26.3 2010 99
63 BB Barbados 25.7 2016 97
64 KG Kyrgyzstan 25.7 2024 97
65 SC Seychelles 25.3 2018 96
66 GD Grenada 25 2018 94
67 LC Saint Lucia 25 2015 94
68 NI Nicaragua 24.9 2016 92
69 PW Palau 24.9 2006 92
70 CV Cabo Verde 24.8 2023 90
71 MM Myanmar 24.8 2017 90
72 FJ Fiji 24.1 2019 89
73 GH Ghana 23.4 2016 88
74 UA Ukraine 23.2 2020 87
75 EE Estonia 22.5 2022 85
76 LV Latvia 22.5 2022 85
77 IN India 21.9 2011 81
78 MK North Macedonia 21.9 2023 81
79 PK Pakistan 21.9 2018 81
80 WS Samoa 21.9 2018 81
81 AM Armenia 21.7 2024 78
82 BG Bulgaria 21.7 2023 78
83 PA Panama 21.7 2023 78
84 EC Ecuador 21.4 2025 77
85 DJ Djibouti 21.1 2017 76
86 LT Lithuania 20.9 2021 75
87 TO Tonga 20.6 2021 74
88 HR Croatia 20.3 2024 72
89 NP Nepal 20.3 2022 72
90 ES Spain 20.2 2022 71
91 IT Italy 20.1 2021 69
92 PY Paraguay 20.1 2024 69
93 ME Montenegro 20 2023 68
94 TJ Tajikistan 19.8 2024 67
95 AL Albania 19.7 2022 65
96 RS Serbia 19.7 2023 65
97 RO Romania 19 2023 64
98 GR Greece 18.8 2021 63
99 BD Bangladesh 18.7 2022 62
100 GB United Kingdom 18.6 2017 61
101 KH Cambodia 17.7 2012 60
102 XK Kosovo 17.6 2015 58
103 SR Suriname 17.6 2022 58
104 IQ Iraq 17.5 2023 57
105 NA Namibia 17.4 2015 56
106 DO Dominican Republic 17.3 2025 53
107 LU Luxembourg 17.3 2021 53
108 UY Uruguay 17.3 2024 53
109 CR Costa Rica 17.1 2025 52
110 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.9 2015 51
111 MT Malta 16.7 2021 50
112 TN Tunisia 16.6 2021 49
113 PT Portugal 16.4 2021 48
114 BW Botswana 16.1 2015 45
115 SE Sweden 16.1 2022 45
116 UG Uganda 16.1 2023 45
117 VU Vanuatu 15.9 2019 44
118 CH Switzerland 15.8 2021 43
119 JO Jordan 15.7 2018 42
120 FR France 15.6 2021 41
121 PH Philippines 15.5 2023 40
122 LA Laos 15 2024 39
123 AT Austria 14.8 2021 37
124 DE Germany 14.8 2021 37
125 NL Netherlands 14.5 2021 36
126 LK Sri Lanka 14.3 2019 35
127 IE Ireland 14 2021 34
128 CY Cyprus 13.9 2021 33
129 SK Slovakia 13.7 2021 32
130 PL Poland 13.3 2024 31
131 TR Türkiye 13 2024 30
132 SI Slovenia 12.7 2022 28
133 SB Solomon Islands 12.7 2012 28
134 BT Bhutan 12.4 2022 26
135 DK Denmark 12.4 2021 26
136 BE Belgium 12.3 2022 25
137 FI Finland 12.2 2022 23
138 NO Norway 12.2 2021 23
139 HU Hungary 12.1 2021 22
140 CZ Czechia 10.2 2021 21
141 GE Georgia 9.4 2024 20
142 ID Indonesia 9 2024 19
143 IS Iceland 8.8 2017 18
144 MU Mauritius 8.4 2023 17
145 JM Jamaica 8.2 2023 16
146 MH Marshall Islands 7.2 2019 14
147 RU Russia 7.2 2024 14
148 CL Chile 6.5 2022 13
149 AZ Azerbaijan 6 2012 12
150 UZ Uzbekistan 5.8 2025 11
151 DZ Algeria 5.5 2011 9
152 KI Kiribati 5.5 2023 9
153 MV Maldives 5.4 2019 7
154 TH Thailand 5.4 2022 7
155 MY Malaysia 5.1 2023 6
156 KZ Kazakhstan 5 2024 5
157 VN Vietnam 4.2 2022 4
158 MA Morocco 3.9 2022 3
159 BY Belarus 3.5 2024 2
160 CN China 0 2020 1
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Maximum 82.3%
Median 21.8%
Minimum 0%

About the indicator

The share of the population below the national poverty line — the one a country has defined in its legislation or in the methodology of its statistical office. The indicator answers a question the international lines do not ask: how many people are poor by the standards of their own society. That is exactly why it is unfit for comparing countries with one another — yet it shows better than any other indicator how a country assesses poverty at home, and it is what the results of national policy are judged by.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups, and this is not a gap: poverty lines differ between countries, and a sum of shares computed against different lines has no definition. For comparing countries there are the three international lines.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
1985–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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