Poverty Line by Country
Central African Republic has the highest poverty rate in the world at 68.8%.
Note: This list uses the latest available data from sources such as The World Factbook. The data is updated regularly.
| 1 |
Central African Republic
| 68.8% | 2021 |
| 2 |
Zambia
| 60.0% | 2022 |
| 3 |
Swaziland
| 58.9% | 2016 |
| 4 |
Sierra Leone
| 56.8% | 2018 |
| 5 |
Sao Tome and Principe
| 55.5% | 2017 |
| 6 |
Afghanistan
| 54.5% | 2017 |
| 7 |
Somalia
| 54.4% | 2022 |
| 8 |
Gambia
| 53.4% | 2020 |
| 9 |
Liberia
| 50.9% | 2016 |
| 10 |
Malawi
| 50.7% | 2019 |
| 11 |
Lesotho
| 49.7% | 2017 |
| 12 |
Honduras
| 48.0% | 2019 |
| 13 |
Guinea-Bissau
| 47.7% | 2018 |
| 14 |
Togo
| 45.5% | 2018 |
| 15 |
Mali
| 44.6% | 2021 |
| 16 |
Guinea
| 43.7% | 2018 |
| 17 |
Burkina Faso
| 43.2% | 2021 |
| 18 |
Chad
| 42.3% | 2018 |
| 19 |
Niger
| 40.8% | 2018 |
| 20 |
Nigeria
| 40.1% | 2018 |
| 21 |
Argentina
| 39.2% | 2022 |
| 22 |
Benin
| 38.5% | 2019 |
| 23 |
Zimbabwe
| 38.3% | 2019 |
| 24 |
Rwanda
| 38.2% | 2016 |
| 25 |
Cote d'Ivoire
| 37.5% | 2021 |
| 26 |
Colombia
| 36.6% | 2022 |
| 27 |
Bolivia
| 36.4% | 2021 |
| 28 |
Mexico
| 36.3% | 2022 |
| 29 |
Kenya
| 36.1% | 2016 |
| 30 |
Gabon
| 33.4% | 2017 |
| 31 |
Kyrgyzstan
| 33.3% | 2021 |
| 32 |
Angola
| 32.3% | 2018 |
| 33 |
Mauritania
| 31.8% | 2019 |
| 34 |
Moldova
| 31.1% | 2022 |
| 35 |
Egypt
| 29.7% | 2019 |
| 36 |
Mongolia
| 27.8% | 2020 |
| 37 |
Peru
| 27.5% | 2022 |
| 38 |
El Salvador
| 26.6% | 2022 |
| 39 |
Tanzania
| 26.4% | 2018 |
| 40 |
Costa Rica
| 25.5% | 2022 |
| 41 |
Seychelles
| 25.3% | 2018 |
| 42 |
Ecuador
| 25.2% | 2022 |
| 43 |
Grenada
| 25.0% | 2018 |
| 44 |
Saint Lucia
| 25.0% | 2016 |
| 45 |
Nicaragua
| 24.9% | 2016 |
| 46 |
Burma
| 24.8% | 2017 |
| 47 |
Armenia
| 24.8% | 2022 |
| 48 |
Paraguay
| 24.7% | 2022 |
| 49 |
Fiji
| 24.1% | 2019 |
| 50 |
Dominican Republic
| 23.9% | 2021 |
| 51 |
Ghana
| 23.4% | 2016 |
| 52 |
Tajikistan
| 22.5% | 2022 |
| 53 |
Estonia
| 22.5% | 2022 |
| 54 |
Latvia
| 22.5% | 2022 |
| 55 |
Albania
| 22.0% | 2020 |
| 56 |
Kiribati
| 21.9% | 2020 |
| 57 |
Samoa
| 21.9% | 2018 |
| 58 |
Pakistan
| 21.9% | 2018 |
| 59 |
Macedonia
| 21.8% | 2019 |
| 60 |
Panama
| 21.5% | 2019 |
| 61 |
Montenegro
| 21.2% | 2020 |
| 62 |
Romania
| 21.2% | 2021 |
| 63 |
Serbia
| 21.2% | 2020 |
| 64 |
Djibouti
| 21.1% | 2017 |
| 65 |
Lithuania
| 20.9% | 2021 |
| 66 |
Tonga
| 20.6% | 2021 |
| 67 |
Bulgaria
| 20.6% | 2022 |
| 68 |
Uganda
| 20.3% | 2019 |
| 69 |
Spain
| 20.2% | 2022 |
| 70 |
Italy
| 20.1% | 2021 |
| 71 |
Hong Kong
| 19.9% | 2016 |
| 72 |
Greece
| 18.8% | 2021 |
| 73 |
Bangladesh
| 18.7% | 2022 |
| 74 |
United Kingdom
| 18.6% | 2017 |
| 75 |
Laos
| 18.3% | 2018 |
| 76 |
Philippines
| 18.1% | 2021 |
| 77 |
Croatia
| 18.0% | 2021 |
| 78 |
Luxembourg
| 17.4% | 2021 |
| 79 |
Jamaica
| 17.1% | 2016 |
| 80 |
Malta
| 16.7% | 2021 |
| 81 |
South Africa
| 16.6% | 2016 |
| 82 |
Tunisia
| 16.6% | 2021 |
| 83 |
Cambodia
| 16.5% | 2016 |
| 84 |
Portugal
| 16.4% | 2021 |
| 85 |
Sweden
| 16.1% | 2022 |
| 86 |
Vanuatu
| 15.9% | 2020 |
| 87 |
Jordan
| 15.7% | 2018 |
| 88 |
France
| 15.6% | 2021 |
| 89 |
Georgia
| 15.6% | 2022 |
| 90 |
Austria
| 14.8% | 2021 |
| 91 |
Germany
| 14.7% | 2021 |
| 92 |
Switzerland
| 14.7% | 2020 |
| 93 |
Netherlands
| 14.5% | 2021 |
| 94 |
South Korea
| 14.4% | 2016 |
| 95 |
Turkey
| 14.4% | 2020 |
| 96 |
Sri Lanka
| 14.3% | 2019 |
| 97 |
Uzbekistan
| 14.0% | 2016 |
| 98 |
Ireland
| 14.0% | 2021 |
| 99 |
Cyprus
| 13.9% | 2021 |
| 100 |
Slovakia
| 13.7% | 2021 |
| 101 |
Australia
| 13.4% | 2020 |
| 102 |
Slovenia
| 12.7% | 2022 |
| 103 |
Denmark
| 12.4% | 2021 |
| 104 |
Bhutan
| 12.4% | 2022 |
| 105 |
Belgium
| 12.3% | 2022 |
| 106 |
Finland
| 12.2% | 2022 |
| 107 |
Norway
| 12.2% | 2021 |
| 108 |
Hungary
| 12.1% | 2021 |
| 109 |
Poland
| 11.8% | 2022 |
| 110 |
Russia
| 11.0% | 2021 |
| 111 |
Chile
| 10.8% | 2020 |
| 112 |
Mauritius
| 10.3% | 2017 |
| 113 |
Czech Republic
| 10.2% | 2021 |
| 114 |
Uruguay
| 9.9% | 2022 |
| 115 |
Indonesia
| 9.4% | 2023 |
| 116 |
Iceland
| 8.8% | 2017 |
| 117 |
Marshall Islands
| 7.2% | 2019 |
| 118 |
Thailand
| 6.3% | 2021 |
| 119 |
Malaysia
| 6.2% | 2021 |
| 120 |
Maldives
| 5.4% | 2019 |
| 121 |
Kazakhstan
| 5.2% | 2022 |
| 122 |
Vietnam
| 4.8% | 2020 |
| 123 |
Belarus
| 4.8% | 2020 |
| 124 |
Brazil
| 4.2% | 2016 |
| 125 |
Ukraine
| 1.6% | 2020 |
| 126 |
China
| 0.0% | 2020 |
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