Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Country rankings
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Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 68 countries was 5.54 percent. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 65.7 percent and the lowest value was in Belgium: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Poverty at 1.90 USD per day, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.A. Republic | 65.7 | 1 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Niger | 50.6 | 2 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 36.1 | 3 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Togo | 26.6 | 4 | 2006 - 2021 |
| G.-Bissau | 26 | 5 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 25.3 | 6 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 7 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Mali | 20.8 | 8 | 1994 - 2021 |
| India | 12.9 | 9 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Benin | 12.7 | 10 | 2003 - 2021 |
| Senegal | 9.9 | 11 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 9.7 | 12 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Colombia | 7.3 | 13 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Brazil | 5.8 | 14 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 5.5 | 15 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 3.6 | 16 | 1987 - 2022 |
| El Salvador | 3.6 | 17 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 3.5 | 18 | 1984 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 3 | 19 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Peru | 2.8 | 20 | 1997 - 2022 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 21 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 22 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Romania | 1.8 | 23 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 1.2 | 24 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Serbia | 1.2 | 25 | 2012 - 2021 |
| Panama | 1.1 | 26 | 1979 - 2023 |
| Argentina | 0.9 | 27 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Domin. Rep. | 0.9 | 28 | 1986 - 2022 |
| Italy | 0.8 | 29 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 0.7 | 30 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Iran | 0.7 | 31 | 1986 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 | 32 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Paraguay | 0.7 | 33 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Greece | 0.6 | 34 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Spain | 0.6 | 35 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 0.6 | 36 | 1975 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 0.5 | 37 | 1999 - 2022 |
| Austria | 0.5 | 38 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 0.4 | 39 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 0.4 | 40 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 0.4 | 41 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 0.3 | 42 | 2009 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 0.3 | 43 | 2003 - 2021 |
| Jamaica | 0.3 | 44 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 0.3 | 45 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 0.3 | 46 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 0.2 | 47 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Israel | 0.2 | 48 | 1979 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 0.2 | 49 | 2003 - 2021 |
| UK | 0.2 | 50 | 1968 - 2021 |
| USA | 0.2 | 51 | 1963 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 0.1 | 52 | 1992 - 2021 |
| France | 0.1 | 53 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 0.1 | 54 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 0.1 | 55 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 0.1 | 56 | 1983 - 2021 |
| Poland | 0.1 | 57 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 0.1 | 58 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Uruguay | 0.1 | 59 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 0 | 60 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 61 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Finland | 0 | 62 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 63 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 64 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 0 | 65 | 1997 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 66 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 0 | 67 | 1981 - 2021 |
| Tonga | 0 | 68 | 2000 - 2021 |
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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