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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.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Population below poverty line varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

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

See also: Population below poverty line bar chart

 

CountryPopulation below poverty line (%)Year
Syria832020
Zimbabwe722020
Madagascar712020
Sierra Leone702020
Nigeria702020
Suriname702020
Guinea-Bissau672020
Sao Tome and Principe662020
Burundi652020
Congo, Democratic Republic of the632020
Swaziland632020
Central African Republic622020
Guatemala592020
Haiti592020
Lesotho572020
Togo552020
Afghanistan552020
Zambia542020
Liberia542020
Yemen542020
Malawi512020
Eritrea502020
Gambia, The482020
Guinea472020
Chad472020
Senegal472020
Sudan472020
Congo, Republic of the472020
Mexico462020
Mozambique462020
Niger452020
Comoros452020
Equatorial Guinea442020
East Timor422020
Belize412020
Burkina Faso402020
Seychelles392020
Rwanda392020
Bolivia392020
Grenada382020
Papua New Guinea372020
Angola372020
Benin362020
Mali362020
Kenya362020
Greece362020
Guyana352020
Gabon342020
El Salvador332020
Kyrgyzstan322020
Armenia322020
Tajikistan322020
Mauritania312020
Fiji312020
Dominican Republic312020
Cape Verde302020
Cameroon302020
Italy302020
Honduras302020
Ethiopia302020
Nicaragua302020
Mongolia302020
Pakistan302020
Dominica292020
Namibia292020
Lebanon292020
Colombia282020
Egypt282020
Tuvalu262020
Argentina262020
Burma262020
Latvia262020
Nepal252020
Palau252020
Bangladesh242020
Ghana242020
Bulgaria232020
Djibouti232020
Algeria232020
Iraq232020
Panama232020
Tanzania232020
Peru232020
Tonga232020
Romania222020
Lithuania222020
Paraguay222020
Israel222020
Laos222020
Turkey222020
India222020
Costa Rica222020
Philippines222020
Macedonia222020
Ecuador222020
Uganda212020
Estonia212020
Spain212020
Trinidad and Tobago202020
Hong Kong202020
Venezuela202020
Croatia202020
United Arab Emirates202020
Botswana192020
Portugal192020
Iran192020
Poland182020
Jamaica172020
New Caledonia172020
Bosnia and Herzegovina172020
Germany172020
South Africa172020
Cambodia172020
Malta162020
Greenland162020
Japan162020
Tunisia162020
Belgium152020
United States152020
United Kingdom152020
Sweden152020
Morocco152020
Hungary152020
Chile142020
Korea, South142020
Albania142020
France142020
Jordan142020
Uzbekistan142020
Slovenia142020
Denmark132020
Russia132020
Slovakia122020
Bhutan122020
Indonesia112020
Czech Republic102020
Uruguay102020
Moldova102020
Canada92020
Bahamas, The92020
Georgia92020
Serbia92020
Netherlands92020
Montenegro92020
Ireland82020
Mauritius82020
Vietnam82020
Thailand72020
Sri Lanka72020
Switzerland72020
Belarus62020
Azerbaijan52020
Brazil42020
Malaysia42020
Ukraine42020
China32020
Austria32020
Kazakhstan32020
Taiwan22020
Turkmenistan02020