Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Namibia

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Namibia in 2015 — 35%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 87. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 33.7 pp.

2015 35% −18.9 pp vs 2009
World rank 75of 87
Period maximum 68.7%1993
Period minimum 35%2015

Trend over time

1993–2015 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Namibia, 1993–20153040506070199319961999200220052008201120141993: 68.7%2003: 61.7%2009: 53.9%2015: 35%
Change over the period: −33.7 pp Annual average: -1.53 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 35%
World 26.3%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 35
2009 53.9
2003 61.7
1993 68.7

Southern Africa, 2015

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NA Namibia 35 BW Botswana 35.8

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.