Country Comparison > Population below poverty line > TOP 50

Rank	Country	Population below poverty line (%)
1	Syria	82.5
2	Zimbabwe	72.3
3	Madagascar	70.7
4	Sierra Leone	70.2
5	Nigeria	70
6	Suriname	70
7	Guinea-Bissau	67
8	Sao Tome and Principe	66.2
9	South Sudan	66
10	Burundi	64.6
11	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	63
12	Swaziland	63
13	Central African Republic	62
14	Guatemala	59.3
15	Haiti	58.5
16	Lesotho	57
17	Togo	55.1
18	Afghanistan	54.5
19	Zambia	54.4
20	Liberia	54.1
21	Yemen	54
22	Malawi	50.7
23	Eritrea	50
24	Gambia, The	48.4
25	Guinea	47
26	Chad	46.7
27	Senegal	46.7
28	Congo, Republic of the	46.5
29	Sudan	46.5
30	Mexico	46.2
31	Mozambique	46.1
32	Niger	45.4
33	Comoros	44.8
34	Equatorial Guinea	44
35	East Timor	41.8
36	Belize	41
37	Burkina Faso	40.1
38	Seychelles	39.3
39	Rwanda	39.1
40	Bolivia	38.6
41	Grenada	38
42	Papua New Guinea	37
43	Angola	36.6
44	Benin	36.2
45	Kenya	36.1
46	Mali	36.1
47	Greece	36
48	Guyana	35
49	Gabon	34.3
50	El Salvador	32.7

Definition: 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020