Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index, 2024
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day. The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both theprevalence and the depth of poverty. It is the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of thepoverty line).
Country/area | Share of population living in extreme poverty World Bank percent • 2024 | Poverty gap index at $2.15 per day World Bank percent • 2024 | Population (historical) people • 2024 | World regions according to OWID 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | ||||
| Aland Islands | ||||
| Albania | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Algeria | ||||
| American Samoa | ||||
| Andorra | ||||
| Angola | ||||
| Anguilla | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| Argentina | ||||
| Armenia | 0.8% | 0.1% | ||
| Aruba | ||||
| Australia | ||||
| Austria | 0.5% | 0.4% | ||
| Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Azerbaijan | ||||
| Bahamas | ||||
| Bahrain | ||||
| Bangladesh | 5.0% | 0.8% | ||
| Barbados | ||||
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Belgium | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Belize | ||||
| Benin | 12.7% | 2.9% | ||
| Bermuda | ||||
| Bhutan | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Bolivia | 2.0% | 0.6% | ||
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| Botswana | ||||
| Brazil | 3.5% | 1.2% | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | ||||
| British Virgin Islands | ||||
| Brunei | ||||
| Bulgaria | 0.7% | 0.2% | ||
| Burkina Faso | 25.3% | 6.3% | ||
| Burundi | 62.1% | 23.5% | ||
| Cambodia | ||||
| Cameroon | 23.0% | 6.6% | ||
| Canada | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| Cape Verde | ||||
| Cayman Islands | ||||
| Central African Republic | 65.7% | 29.7% | ||
| Chad | 30.8% | 8.5% | ||
| Chile | 0.4% | 0.2% | ||
| China | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Christmas Island | ||||
| Cocos Islands | ||||
| Colombia | 6.0% | 2.4% | ||
| Comoros | ||||
| Congo | ||||
| Cook Islands | ||||
| Costa Rica | 0.9% | 0.3% | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | 9.7% | 1.9% | ||
| Croatia | 0.3% | 0.2% | ||
| Cuba | ||||
| Curacao | ||||
| Cyprus | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Czechia | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Czechoslovakia | ||||
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 78.9% | 40.2% | ||
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam | ||||
| Denmark | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| Djibouti | ||||
| Dominica | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 0.2% | ||
| Duchy of Modena and Reggio | ||||
| Duchy of Parma and Piacenza | ||||
| East Germany | ||||
| East Timor | ||||
| Ecuador | 3.8% | 1.0% | ||
| Egypt | 1.5% | 0.3% | ||
| El Salvador | 3.4% | 1.3% | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||||
| Eritrea | ||||
| Estonia | 0.3% | 0.2% | ||
| Eswatini | ||||
| Ethiopia | ||||
| Ethiopia (former) | ||||
| Falkland Islands | ||||
| Faroe Islands | ||||
| Federal Republic of Central America | ||||
| Fiji | 1.3% | 0.2% | ||
| Finland | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| France | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| French Guiana | ||||
| French Polynesia | ||||
| Gabon | ||||
| Gambia | 17.2% | 4.5% | ||
| Georgia | 4.3% | 1.2% | ||
| Germany | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
| Ghana | ||||
| Gibraltar | ||||
| Grand Duchy of Baden | ||||
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Great Colombia | ||||
| Greece | 0.6% | 0.3% | ||
| Greenland | ||||
| Grenada | ||||
| Guadeloupe | ||||
| Guam | ||||
| Guatemala | ||||
| Guernsey | ||||
| Guinea | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 26.0% | 5.9% | ||
| Guyana | ||||
| Haiti | ||||
| Honduras | 12.7% | 4.3% | ||
| Hong Kong | ||||
| Hungary | 0.4% | 0.2% | ||
| Iceland | ||||
| India | 12.9% | 2.7% | ||
| Indonesia | 1.8% | 0.3% | ||
| Iran | 0.5% | 0.1% | ||
| Iraq | ||||
| Ireland | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Isle of Man | ||||
| Israel | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
| Italy | 0.8% | 0.6% | ||
| Jamaica | 0.3% | 0.1% | ||
| Japan | ||||
| Jersey | ||||
| Jordan | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Kenya | 36.1% | 9.7% | ||
| Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Kingdom of Sardinia | ||||
| Kingdom of Saxony | ||||
| Kingdom of Wurttemberg | ||||
| Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Kiribati | 1.7% | 0.3% | ||
| Korea (former) | ||||
| Kosovo | ||||
| Kuwait | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 0.0% | ||
| Laos | ||||
| Latvia | 0.4% | 0.2% | ||
| Lebanon | ||||
| Lesotho | ||||
| Liberia | ||||
| Libya | ||||
| Liechtenstein | ||||
| Lithuania | 0.3% | 0.1% | ||
| Luxembourg | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Macao | ||||
| Madagascar | ||||
| Malawi | 70.1% | 29.3% | ||
| Malaysia | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Maldives | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Mali | 20.8% | 4.5% | ||
| Malta | 0.3% | 0.1% | ||
| Marshall Islands | 0.9% | 0.2% | ||
| Martinique | ||||
| Mauritania | 5.4% | 1.4% | ||
| Mauritius | ||||
| Mayotte | ||||
| Mexico | 1.2% | 0.3% | ||
| Micronesia (country) | ||||
| Moldova | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Monaco | ||||
| Mongolia | 0.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Montenegro | 2.0% | 0.9% | ||
| Montserrat | ||||
| Morocco | ||||
| Mozambique | 74.5% | 37.5% | ||
| Myanmar | ||||
| Namibia | ||||
| Nauru | ||||
| Nepal | 0.4% | 0.0% | ||
| Netherlands | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | ||||
| New Caledonia | ||||
| New Zealand | ||||
| Nicaragua | ||||
| Niger | 50.6% | 14.3% | ||
| Nigeria | ||||
| Niue | ||||
| Norfolk Island | ||||
| North Korea | ||||
| North Macedonia | 2.7% | 1.1% | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands | ||||
| Norway | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| Oman | ||||
| Orange Free State | ||||
| Pakistan | ||||
| Pakistan (former) | ||||
| Palau | ||||
| Palestine | ||||
| Panama | 1.3% | 0.4% | ||
| Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Paraguay | 1.3% | 0.3% | ||
| Peru | 2.7% | 0.8% | ||
| Philippines | 6.8% | 1.3% | ||
| Pitcairn | ||||
| Poland | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Portugal | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| Puerto Rico | ||||
| Qatar | ||||
| Republic of Vietnam | ||||
| Reunion | ||||
| Romania | 1.8% | 0.7% | ||
| Russia | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Rwanda | ||||
| Saint Barthelemy | ||||
| Saint Helena | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||
| Saint Lucia | ||||
| Saint Martin (French part) | ||||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||
| Samoa | ||||
| San Marino | ||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Senegal | 9.9% | 1.9% | ||
| Serbia | 1.2% | 0.8% | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | ||||
| Seychelles | ||||
| Sierra Leone | ||||
| Singapore | ||||
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | ||||
| Slovakia | 0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Slovenia | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Solomon Islands | ||||
| Somalia | ||||
| South Africa | ||||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | ||||
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| South Sudan | ||||
| Spain | 0.6% | 0.4% | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 0.1% | ||
| Sudan | ||||
| Suriname | 1.1% | 0.2% | ||
| Sweden | 0.6% | 0.4% | ||
| Switzerland | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Syria | 24.8% | 5.9% | ||
| Taiwan | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Tajikistan | ||||
| Tanzania | ||||
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Togo | 26.6% | 7.1% | ||
| Tokelau | ||||
| Tonga | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
| Tunisia | 0.3% | 0.1% | ||
| Turkey | 0.4% | 0.1% | ||
| Turkmenistan | ||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | ||||
| Tuvalu | ||||
| USSR | ||||
| Uganda | 42.1% | 13.6% | ||
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| United Arab Emirates | ||||
| United Kingdom | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
| United States | 1.2% | 1.0% | ||
| United States Virgin Islands | ||||
| Uruguay | 0.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 0.7% | ||
| Vanuatu | 10.0% | 2.3% | ||
| Vatican | ||||
| Venezuela | ||||
| Vietnam | 1.0% | 0.2% | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | ||||
| West Germany | ||||
| Western Sahara | ||||
| Yemen | ||||
| Yemen Arab Republic | ||||
| Yemen People's Republic | ||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||
| Zambia | 64.3% | 33.1% | ||
| Zimbabwe | 39.8% | 13.5% | ||
| Other | ||||
| Africa | ||||
| Africa (UN) | ||||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | ||||
| Americas (UN) | ||||
| Argentina (urban) | 0.6% | 0.2% | ||
| Asia | ||||
| Asia (UN) | ||||
| Asia (excl. China and India) | ||||
| Bolivia (urban) | ||||
| China (rural) | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| China (urban) | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Colombia (urban) | ||||
| East Asia and Pacific (PIP) | 0.8% | 0.2% | ||
| Eastern and Southern Africa (PIP) | 43.2% | 17.3% | ||
| Ecuador (urban) | ||||
| Ethiopia (rural) | ||||
| Europe | ||||
| Europe (UN) | ||||
| Europe (excl. Russia) | ||||
| Europe and Central Asia (PIP) | 0.5% | 0.1% | ||
| European Union (27) | ||||
| High-income countries | ||||
| Honduras (urban) | ||||
| India (rural) | 14.1% | 2.9% | ||
| India (urban) | 10.7% | 2.3% | ||
| Latin America and the Caribbean (PIP) | 3.3% | 1.1% | ||
| Latin America and the Caribbean (UN) | ||||
| Low-income countries | ||||
| Lower-middle-income countries | ||||
| Micronesia (country) (urban) | ||||
| Middle East and North Africa (PIP) | 6.7% | 2.1% | ||
| North America | ||||
| Northern America (UN) | ||||
| Oceania | ||||
| Oceania (UN) | ||||
| Other high income countries (PIP) | 0.6% | 0.4% | ||
| Rwanda (rural) | ||||
| South America | ||||
| South America (excl. Brazil) | ||||
| South Asia (PIP) | 7.6% | 1.4% | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa (PIP) | 36.5% | 13.4% | ||
| Suriname (urban) | ||||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | ||||
| Upper-middle-income countries | ||||
| Uruguay (urban) | ||||
| Western and Central Africa (PIP) | 26.5% | 7.7% | ||
| World | 8.5% | 2.8% | ||
| World (excluding China) | 10.3% | |||
| World (excluding India) | 8.5% |
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