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Poverty at $6.85 a day

The share of people living on less than $6.85 a day — the line for upper-middle-income countries.

Unit: % of population Period: 1963–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 41.5% Countries: 171

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1992 to 2025.

Poverty at $6.85 a day, 1992–2025

Top-20 · % of population

Poverty at $6.85 a day, 1992–20259092949698Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 98%98South SudanSouth Sudan: 97.6%97.6BurundiBurundi: 97.4%97.4MalawiMalawi: 97.1%97.1MadagascarMadagascar: 96.6%96.6MozambiqueMozambique: 96.3%96.3Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 96.1%96.1NigerNiger: 96.1%96.1Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 96%96ZambiaZambia: 94%94UgandaUganda: 93.6%93.6EthiopiaEthiopia: 93.5%93.5NigeriaNigeria: 92.9%92.9Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 92.1%92.1Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 91.5%91.5TanzaniaTanzania: 91.5%91.5Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 91.4%91.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.7%90.7Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 90.4%90.4KenyaKenya: 90.1%90.1

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 $6.85 a day — 1992–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 98 2020 171
2 SS South Sudan 97.6 2016 170
3 BI Burundi 97.4 2020 169
4 MW Malawi 97.1 2019 168
5 MG Madagascar 96.6 2021 167
6 MZ Mozambique 96.3 2022 166
7 CF Central African Republic 96.1 2021 164
8 NE Niger 96.1 2021 164
9 TL Timor-Leste 96 2014 163
10 ZM Zambia 94 2022 162
11 UG Uganda 93.6 2019 161
12 ET Ethiopia 93.5 2021 160
13 NG Nigeria 92.9 2022 159
14 PG Papua New Guinea 92.1 2009 158
15 SL Sierra Leone 91.5 2018 156
16 TZ Tanzania 91.5 2018 156
17 GW Guinea-Bissau 91.4 2021 155
18 SB Solomon Islands 90.7 2012 154
19 BF Burkina Faso 90.4 2021 153
20 KE Kenya 90.1 2022 152
21 RW Rwanda 89.8 2023 151
22 TD Chad 89.5 2022 150
23 SY Syria 89.3 2022 149
24 ML Mali 88.6 2021 148
25 LR Liberia 88.3 2016 147
26 HT Haiti 88.2 2012 146
27 YE Yemen 88 2014 145
28 PK Pakistan 87.1 2024 144
29 TG Togo 87 2021 143
30 BJ Benin 86.5 2021 142
31 ZW Zimbabwe 86.2 2019 141
32 GH Ghana 85.4 2016 140
33 TM Turkmenistan 84.6 1998 139
34 LS Lesotho 83.8 2017 138
35 CG Republic of the Congo 82.4 2011 137
36 IN India 82.1 2022 136
37 VU Vanuatu 81.3 2019 135
38 CI Côte d'Ivoire 80.9 2021 134
39 DJ Djibouti 80.8 2017 133
40 AO Angola 80 2018 132
41 MM Myanmar 79.8 2017 131
42 SZ Eswatini 79.3 2016 130
43 SN Senegal 78.6 2021 129
44 GM Gambia 78.2 2020 128
45 FM Micronesia 78.1 2013 127
46 GN Guinea 76.6 2018 126
47 CM Cameroon 74 2021 125
48 SD Sudan 73.2 2014 124
49 BD Bangladesh 71.5 2022 123
50 MR Mauritania 71.2 2019 122
51 LA Laos 70.3 2024 121
52 ST Sao Tome and Principe 70 2017 120
53 NR Nauru 68.5 2012 119
54 KM Comoros 68.2 2024 118
55 ID Indonesia 65.2 2025 116
56 KG Kyrgyzstan 65.2 2024 116
57 CV Cabo Verde 65 2015 115
58 BW Botswana 63.2 2015 114
59 FJ Fiji 61.3 2019 113
60 NA Namibia 61.1 2015 112
61 TV Tuvalu 60.6 2010 111
62 ZA South Africa 59.6 2022 110
63 PH Philippines 58.7 2023 109
64 EG Egypt 58.5 2021 108
65 GQ Equatorial Guinea 58.1 2022 107
66 TJ Tajikistan 55.4 2024 106
67 GY Guyana 54.2 1998 105
68 LK Sri Lanka 53.3 2019 104
69 NP Nepal 52.7 2022 103
70 KI Kiribati 52 2023 102
71 LB Lebanon 50.7 2022 101
72 HN Honduras 49.8 2024 100
73 WS Samoa 49.4 2013 99
74 MA Morocco 49 2013 98
75 AM Armenia 47.4 2024 97
76 GT Guatemala 47.3 2023 96
77 NI Nicaragua 46.5 2014 95
78 GE Georgia 45.6 2024 94
79 VE Venezuela 43.3 2006 93
80 DZ Algeria 41.8 2011 92
81 XK Kosovo 38.2 2022 91
82 CO Colombia 37 2024 90
83 MH Marshall Islands 36.5 2019 89
84 PE Peru 36.2 2024 88
85 IR Iran 36 2023 87
86 AZ Azerbaijan 35.9 2005 86
87 GA Gabon 32.9 2017 85
88 TT Trinidad and Tobago 30.5 1992 84
89 EC Ecuador 30.1 2025 83
90 SV El Salvador 29.9 2023 82
91 PS Palestine 28.6 2023 81
92 IQ Iraq 28 2023 80
93 TO Tonga 26.7 2021 79
94 MN Mongolia 24.4 2022 78
95 JM Jamaica 22.9 2021 77
96 VN Vietnam 21.5 2022 76
97 MX Mexico 21.4 2024 75
98 CN China 21.3 2022 74
99 SR Suriname 20.9 2022 73
100 TN Tunisia 20.7 2021 72
101 BR Brazil 20.6 2024 71
102 MK North Macedonia 20.5 2019 69
103 PY Paraguay 20.5 2024 69
104 MD Moldova 20.4 2023 68
105 AL Albania 19.9 2020 67
106 PA Panama 19.8 2024 66
107 BZ Belize 19.7 2018 65
108 GD Grenada 19.6 2018 64
109 MU Mauritius 19.1 2017 63
110 BO Bolivia 17.4 2024 62
111 BB Barbados 15.8 2016 61
112 JO Jordan 15.3 2010 60
113 AR Argentina 15.2 2024 58
114 KZ Kazakhstan 15.2 2021 58
115 ME Montenegro 14.5 2021 57
116 DO Dominican Republic 14 2024 56
117 UZ Uzbekistan 12.4 2025 55
118 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.7 2021 53
119 TH Thailand 11.7 2024 53
120 UA Ukraine 11.3 2020 52
121 MV Maldives 11.2 2019 51
122 CR Costa Rica 9.7 2025 50
123 BT Bhutan 9 2022 48
124 RS Serbia 9 2023 48
125 SC Seychelles 8.4 2018 47
126 LC Saint Lucia 7.8 2015 46
127 UY Uruguay 5.9 2024 45
128 RO Romania 5.1 2023 44
129 HU Hungary 4.9 2017 43
130 CL Chile 4.5 2024 42
131 BG Bulgaria 4.4 2023 40
132 IL Israel 4.4 2022 40
133 SK Slovakia 4.1 2023 38
134 TR Türkiye 4.1 2023 38
135 JP Japan 3.3 2020 37
136 GR Greece 3.2 2023 35
137 LT Lithuania 3.2 2023 35
138 MY Malaysia 2.9 2021 34
139 LV Latvia 2.8 2023 33
140 BY Belarus 2.6 2020 32
141 ES Spain 2.3 2023 31
142 PT Portugal 2.2 2023 30
143 HR Croatia 2 2023 29
144 IT Italy 1.9 2023 28
145 US United States 1.8 2024 27
146 DE Germany 1.6 2022 26
147 AU Australia 1.5 2020 24
148 SE Sweden 1.5 2023 24
149 EE Estonia 1.3 2023 23
150 MT Malta 1.1 2023 21
151 PL Poland 1.1 2023 21
152 AT Austria 1 2023 20
153 RU Russia 0.9 2023 18
154 GB United Kingdom 0.9 2021 18
155 CZ Czechia 0.8 2023 17
156 CA Canada 0.6 2022 14
157 DK Denmark 0.6 2023 14
158 AE United Arab Emirates 0.6 2018 14
159 KR South Korea 0.5 2021 13
160 FI Finland 0.4 2023 10
161 IS Iceland 0.4 2019 10
162 NO Norway 0.4 2023 10
163 BE Belgium 0.3 2023 5
164 FR France 0.3 2023 5
165 IE Ireland 0.3 2023 5
166 NL Netherlands 0.3 2021 5
167 CH Switzerland 0.3 2022 5
168 LU Luxembourg 0.2 2023 4
169 CY Cyprus 0.1 2023 2
170 SI Slovenia 0.1 2023 2
171 QA Qatar 0 2017 1
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Maximum 98%
Median 35.9%
Minimum 0%
World 46.1%

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $6.85 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity — the highest of the three international lines of the World Bank. It is this line that shows how much more modest the fall in world poverty looks than the extreme line suggests: nearly half the population of the planet lives below this level, and over recent decades that share has been falling more slowly than the share of the destitute.

Important: It matches the typical national poverty lines of upper-middle-income countries. For rich countries even this line is low — there poverty is measured relative to median income rather than by an absolute amount.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
1963–2025
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Dataset
World Development Indicators

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