Population below poverty line
| Afghanistan | 54.5% (2016 est.) |
| Albania | 14.3% (2012 est.) |
| Algeria | 5.5% (2011 est.) |
| American Samoa | NA |
| Angola | 32.3% (2018 est.) |
| Anguilla | 23% (2002 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | NA |
| Argentina | 35.5% (2019 est.) |
| Armenia | 26.4% (2019 est.) |
| Aruba | NA |
| Austria | 13.3% (2018 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | 4.9% (2015 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | 9.3% (2010 est.) |
| Bahrain | NA |
| Bangladesh | 24.3% (2016 est.) |
| Barbados | NA |
| Belarus | 5% (2019 est.) |
| Belgium | 14.8% (2018 est.) |
| Belize | 41% (2013 est.) |
| Benin | 38.5% (2019 est.) |
| Bermuda | 11% (2008 est.) |
| Bhutan | 8.2% (2017 est.) |
| Bolivia | 37.2% (2019 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.9% (2015 est.) |
| Botswana | 19.3% (2009 est.) |
| Brazil | 4.2% (2016 est.) note: approximately 4% of the population are below the "extreme" poverty line |
| British Virgin Islands | NA |
| Brunei | NA |
| Bulgaria | 23.8% (2019 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | 41.4% (2018 est.) |
| Burma | 24.8% (2017 est.) |
| Burundi | 64.6% (2014 est.) |
| Cambodia | 16.5% (2016 est.) |
| Cameroon | 37.5% (2014 est.) |
| Canada | 9.4% (2008 est.) note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line |
| Cayman Islands | NA |
| Central African Republic | 62% NA (2008 est.) |
| Chad | 42.3% (2018 est.) |
| Chile | 8.6% (2017 est.) |
| China | 0.6% (2019 est.) |
| Colombia | 35.7% (2019 est.) |
| Comoros | 42.4% (2013 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 63% (2014 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 40.9% (2011 est.) |
| Cook Islands | NA |
| Costa Rica | 21% (2019 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 39.5% (2018 est.) |
| Croatia | 18.3% (2018 est.) |
| Cuba | NA |
| Cyprus | 14.7% (2018 est.) |
| Denmark | 12.5% (2018 est.) |
| Djibouti | 21.1% (2017 est.) |
| Dominica | 29% (2009 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 21% (2019 est.) |
| Ecuador | 25% (2019 est.) |
| Egypt | 32.5% (2017 est.) |
| El Salvador | 22.8% (2019 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 44% (2011 est.) |
| Eritrea | 50% (2004 est.) |
| Estonia | 21.7% (2018 est.) |
| Ethiopia | 23.5% (2015 est.) |
| European Union | 9.8% (2013 est.) note: see individual country entries of member states |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA |
| Faroe Islands | 10% (2015 est.) |
| Fiji | 29.9% (2019 est.) |
| Finland | 12.2% (2019 est.) |
| France | 13.6% (2018 est.) |
| French Polynesia | 19.7% (2009 est.) |
| Gabon | 33.4% (2017 est.) |
| Gambia, The | 48.6% (2015 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | 30% (2011 est.) note: data exclude the West Bank |
| Georgia | 19.5% (2019 est.) |
| Germany | 14.8% (2018 est.) |
| Ghana | 23.4% (2016 est.) |
| Gibraltar | NA |
| Greece | 17.9% (2018 est.) |
| Greenland | 16.2% (2015 est.) |
| Grenada | 38% (2008 est.) |
| Guam | 23% (2001 est.) |
| Guatemala | 59.3% (2014 est.) |
| Guernsey | NA |
| Guinea | 43.7% (2018 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 67% (2015 est.) |
| Guyana | 35% (2006 est.) |
| Haiti | 58.5% (2012 est.) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | NA |
| Honduras | 48.3% (2018 est.) |
| Hong Kong | 19.9% (2016 est.) |
| Hungary | 12.3% (2018 est.) |
| Iceland | 8.8% (2017 est.) |
| India | 21.9% (2011 est.) |
| Indonesia | 9.4% (2019 est.) |
| Iran | 18.7% (2007 est.) |
| Iraq | 23% (2014 est.) |
| Ireland | 13.1% (2018 est.) |
| Israel | 22% (2014 est.) note: Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day |
| Italy | 20.1% (2018 est.) |
| Jamaica | 17.1% (2016 est.) |
| Japan | 16.1% (2013 est.) |
| Jersey | NA |
| Jordan | 15.7% (2018 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 4.3% (2018 est.) |
| Kenya | 36.1% (2015 est.) |
| Kiribati | NA |
| Korea, North | NA |
| Korea, South | 14.4% (2016 est.) |
| Kosovo | 17.6% (2015 est.) |
| Kuwait | NA |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20.1% (2019 est.) |
| Laos | 18.3% (2018 est.) |
| Latvia | 22.9% (2018 est.) |
| Lebanon | 27.4% (2011 est.) |
| Lesotho | 49.7% (2017 est.) |
| Liberia | 50.9% (2016 est.) |
| Libya | note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line |
| Liechtenstein | NA |
| Lithuania | 20.6% (2018 est.) |
| Luxembourg | 17.5% (2018 est.) |
| Macau | NA |
| Madagascar | 70.7% (2012 est.) |
| Malawi | 51.5% (2016 est.) |
| Malaysia | 5.6% (2018 est.) |
| Maldives | 8.2% (2016 est.) |
| Mali | 42.1% (2019 est.) |
| Malta | 17.1% (2018 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | NA |
| Mauritania | 31% (2014 est.) |
| Mauritius | 10.3% (2017 est.) |
| Mexico | 41.9% (2018 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 41.2% (2013 est.) |
| Moldova | 7.3% (2018 est.) |
| Monaco | NA |
| Mongolia | 28.4% (2018 est.) |
| Montenegro | 24.5% (2018 est.) |
| Montserrat | NA |
| Morocco | 4.8% (2013 est.) |
| Mozambique | 46.1% (2014 est.) |
| Namibia | 17.4% (2015 est.) |
| Nauru | NA |
| Nepal | 25.2% (2011 est.) |
| Netherlands | 13.6% (2019 est.) |
| New Caledonia | 17% (2008) |
| New Zealand | NA |
| Nicaragua | 24.9% (2016 est.) |
| Niger | 40.8% (2018 est.) |
| Nigeria | 40.1% (2018 est.) |
| Niue | NA |
| Northern Mariana Islands | NA |
| Norway | 12.7% (2018 est.) |
| Oman | NA |
| Pakistan | 24.3% (2015 est.) |
| Palau | 24.9% NA (2006) |
| Panama | 22.1% (2016 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 37% (2002 est.) |
| Paraguay | 23.5% (2019 est.) |
| Peru | 20.2% (2019 est.) |
| Philippines | 16.7% (2018 est.) |
| Poland | 15.4% (2018 est.) |
| Portugal | 17.2% (2018 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | NA |
| Qatar | NA |
| Romania | 23.8% (2018 est.) |
| Russia | 12.6% (2018 est.) |
| Rwanda | 38.2% (2016 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA |
| Saint Lucia | 25% (2016 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA |
| Samoa | 20.3% (2013 est.) |
| San Marino | NA |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 66.7% (2017 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | NA |
| Senegal | 46.7% (2011 est.) |
| Serbia | 23.2% (2018 est.) |
| Seychelles | 25.3% (2018 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | 56.8% (2018 est.) |
| Singapore | NA |
| Slovakia | 11.9% (2018 est.) |
| Slovenia | 12% (2018 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | 12.7% (2012 est.) |
| Somalia | NA |
| South Africa | 55.5% (2014 est.) |
| South Sudan | 76.4% (2016 est.) |
| Spain | 20.7% (2018 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | 4.1% (2016 est.) |
| Sudan | 46.5% (2009 est.) |
| Suriname | 70% (2002 est.) |
| Sweden | 17.1% (2018 est.) |
| Switzerland | 16% (2018 est.) |
| Syria | 82.5% (2014 est.) |
| Taiwan | 1.5% (2012 est.) |
| Tajikistan | 26.3% (2019 est.) |
| Tanzania | 26.4% (2017 est.) |
| Thailand | 9.9% (2018 est.) |
| Togo | 55.1% (2015 est.) |
| Tokelau | NA |
| Tonga | 22.5% (2010 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20% (2014 est.) |
| Tunisia | 15.2% (2015 est.) |
| Turkey | 14.4% (2018 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | 0.2% (2012 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | NA |
| Tuvalu | 26.3% (2010 est.) |
| Uganda | 21.4% (2016 est.) |
| Ukraine | 1.1% (2019 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 19.5% (2003 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 18.6% (2017 est.) |
| United States | 15.1% (2010 est.) |
| Uruguay | 8.8% (2019 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | 14.1% (2013 est.) |
| Vanuatu | NA |
| Venezuela | 33.1% (2015 est.) |
| Vietnam | 6.7% (2018 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | 28.9% (2002 est.) |
| Wallis and Futuna | NA |
| West Bank | 18% (2011 est.) |
| Yemen | 48.6% (2014 est.) |
| Zambia | 54.4% (2015 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | 38.3% (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
