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.
| Rank | Country | Poverty Line (%) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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