Poverty at 5.50 USD per day - Country rankings

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Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 78 countries was 28.42 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 96.6 percent and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 0.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Poverty at 5.50 USD per day, 2021 Global rank Available data
Madagascar 96.6 1 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 96.1 2 1992 - 2021
Niger 96.1 3 1992 - 2021
Ethiopia 93.5 4 1995 - 2021
G.-Bissau 91.4 5 1991 - 2021
Kenya 91.3 6 1992 - 2022
Burkina Faso 90.4 7 1994 - 2021
Mali 88.6 8 1994 - 2021
Togo 86.8 9 2006 - 2021
Benin 86.5 10 2003 - 2021
Ivory Coast 80.9 11 1985 - 2021
Senegal 78.6 12 1991 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 76.9 13 1998 - 2023
Cameroon 74 14 1996 - 2021
Indonesia 68.5 15 1984 - 2024
Tajikistan 64.9 16 1999 - 2024
Georgia 64.6 17 1996 - 2024
Philippines 62.3 18 1985 - 2023
Egypt 58.5 19 1990 - 2021
Armenia 57 20 1996 - 2023
Colombia 44 21 1980 - 2023
Iran 42.8 22 1986 - 2023
Peru 39.5 23 1985 - 2024
Uzbekistan 38.1 24 1998 - 2024
Ecuador 33.5 25 1987 - 2024
El Salvador 33.5 26 1989 - 2023
Brazil 30.5 27 1981 - 2023
Paraguay 27 28 1990 - 2024
Tonga 26.7 29 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 22.9 30 1988 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 21.8 31 1986 - 2024
China 21 32 1981 - 2022
Tunisia 20.7 33 1985 - 2021
Panama 20.3 34 1979 - 2024
Costa Rica 17.8 35 1981 - 2024
Bolivia 17.1 36 1990 - 2023
Moldova 15.4 37 1997 - 2023
Kazakhstan 15.2 38 1993 - 2021
Montenegro 14.5 39 2005 - 2021
Argentina 14.2 40 1980 - 2024
Thailand 14.1 41 1981 - 2023
Turkey 12.9 42 1987 - 2022
Serbia 9.4 43 2002 - 2022
Romania 7.7 44 1989 - 2023
Uruguay 6.7 45 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria 6.5 46 1989 - 2023
Israel 4.2 47 1979 - 2021
Greece 3.6 48 1995 - 2023
Malaysia 2.9 49 1984 - 2021
Slovakia 2.8 50 1992 - 2023
Latvia 2.4 51 1993 - 2023
Russia 2.2 52 1993 - 2023
Spain 2.2 53 1980 - 2023
Croatia 2 54 1988 - 2023
Portugal 1.9 55 2003 - 2023
Italy 1.7 56 1977 - 2023
Sweden 1.5 57 1975 - 2023
Lithuania 1.4 58 1993 - 2023
Austria 1.1 59 1994 - 2023
Poland 1.1 60 1985 - 2023
Estonia 1 61 1993 - 2023
UK 1 62 1968 - 2021
USA 1 63 1963 - 2023
France 0.6 64 1970 - 2023
Canada 0.5 65 1971 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.5 66 1985 - 2023
Malta 0.5 67 2006 - 2022
South Korea 0.5 68 2006 - 2021
Norway 0.4 69 1979 - 2023
Belgium 0.3 70 1985 - 2023
Czechia 0.3 71 1992 - 2023
Denmark 0.3 72 1987 - 2023
Ireland 0.3 73 1987 - 2023
Netherlands 0.3 74 1983 - 2021
Finland 0.2 75 1987 - 2023
Switzerland 0.2 76 1982 - 2022
Cyprus 0.1 77 2004 - 2023
Slovenia 0.1 78 1987 - 2023


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Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $6.85 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $6.85 a day at 2017 international prices.

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1. Madagascar
2. C.A. Republic
3. Niger
4. Ethiopia
5. G.-Bissau
6. Kenya
7. Burkina Faso
8. Mali
9. Togo
10. Benin
11. Ivory Coast
12. Senegal
13. Kyrgyzstan
14. Cameroon
15. Indonesia
16. Tajikistan
17. Georgia
18. Philippines
19. Egypt
20. Armenia
21. Colombia
22. Iran
23. Peru
24. Uzbekistan
25. Ecuador
26. El Salvador
27. Brazil
28. Paraguay
29. Tonga
30. Jamaica
31. Domin. Rep.
32. China
33. Tunisia
34. Panama
35. Costa Rica
36. Bolivia
37. Moldova
38. Kazakhstan
39. Montenegro
40. Argentina
41. Thailand
42. Turkey
43. Serbia
44. Romania
45. Uruguay
46. Bulgaria
47. Israel
48. Greece
49. Malaysia
50. Slovakia
51. Latvia
52. Russia
53. Spain
54. Croatia
55. Portugal
56. Italy
57. Sweden
58. Lithuania
59. Austria
60. Poland
61. Estonia
62. UK
63. USA
64. France
65. Canada
66. Luxembourg
67. Malta
68. South Korea
69. Norway
70. Belgium
71. Czechia
72. Denmark
73. Ireland
74. Netherlands
75. Finland
76. Switzerland
77. Cyprus
78. Slovenia
96.60
96.10
96.10
93.50
91.40
91.30
90.40
88.60
86.80
86.50
80.90
78.60
76.90
74.00
68.50
64.90
64.60
62.30
58.50
57.00
44.00
42.80
39.50
38.10
33.50
33.50
30.50
27.00
26.70
22.90
21.80
21.00
20.70
20.30
17.80
17.10
15.40
15.20
14.50
14.20
14.10
12.90
9.40
7.70
6.70
6.50
4.20
3.60
2.90
2.80
2.40
2.20
2.20
2.00
1.90
1.70
1.50
1.40
1.10
1.10
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.60
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.20
0.20
0.10
0.10
0
24.2
48.3
72.5
96.6


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