World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity

The poverty rate of $5.50 a day in the World

43.5 % in 2017

The poverty rate of $5.50 a day of World fell gradually from 66.8 % in 1998 to 43.5 % in 2017.

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Poverty and equity of $5.50 a day in the World
Number of Poor 3,268.8 millions in 2017 WB
Poverty Gap 19.5 % in 2017 WB
World - Poverty Rate - Poverty And Equity
$3.20 a day 24.3 % in 2017 WB
$1.90 a day 9.3 % in 2017 WB
Country (%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.9 in 2012 WB
South Sudan 97.8 in 2016 WB
Madagascar 97.5 in 2012 WB
Burundi 96.9 in 2013 WB
Malawi 96.6 in 2016 WB
Uzbekistan 96.4 in 2003 WB
Mali 95 in 2009 WB
Guinea Bissau 93.8 in 2010 WB
Niger 93.6 in 2014 WB
Liberia 93.2 in 2016 WB
Central African Republic 92.7 in 2008 WB
Sierra Leone 92.7 in 2018 WB
Guinea 92.5 in 2012 WB
Burkina Faso 92.3 in 2014 WB
Mozambique 92.2 in 2014 WB
Nigeria 92 in 2018 WB
Rwanda 91.9 in 2016 WB
Timor-Leste 91.8 in 2014 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 91.8 in 2017 WB
Turkmenistan 91.7 in 1998 WB
Togo 90.8 in 2015 WB
Benin 90.6 in 2015 WB
Ethiopia 90.2 in 2015 WB
Angola 88.5 in 2018 WB
Senegal 88.4 in 2011 WB
Zambia 88.1 in 2015 WB
Uganda 87.6 in 2016 WB
India 87.4 in 2011 WB
Papua New Guinea 86.9 in 2009 WB
Kenya 86.6 in 2015 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 86.4 in 2017 WB
Chad 86.2 in 2011 WB
Solomon Islands 84.5 in 2012 WB
Bangladesh 84.2 in 2016 WB
Congo 83.9 in 2011 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 83.2 in 2015 WB
Nepal 83 in 2010 WB
Zimbabwe 82.8 in 2019 WB
Yemen 81 in 2014 WB
Sudan 79.3 in 2014 WB
Haiti 78.6 in 2012 WB
Pakistan 76.2 in 2018 WB
Lesotho 73.2 in 2017 WB
Gambia 72.7 in 2015 WB
Egypt 72.6 in 2017 WB
Vanuatu 72.4 in 2010 WB
Eswatini 72 in 2016 WB
Cameroon 71 in 2014 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 70.4 in 2018 WB
Djibouti 70.2 in 2017 WB
Kiribati 69.4 in 2006 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 69.1 in 2013 WB
Comoros 64.6 in 2014 WB
Botswana 59.1 in 2015 WB
Mauritania 58.8 in 2014 WB
South Africa 56.9 in 2014 WB
Ghana 55.1 in 2016 WB
Myanmar 54.3 in 2017 WB
Kyrgyzstan 52.6 in 2019 WB
Iraq 52.4 in 2012 WB
Indonesia 52.2 in 2019 WB
Belize 51.1 in 1999 WB
Guyana 51 in 1998 WB
Namibia 51 in 2015 WB
Tajikistan 50.5 in 2015 WB
Guatemala 49.1 in 2014 WB
Honduras 49 in 2019 WB
Suriname 48.2 in 1999 WB
Philippines 46.9 in 2018 WB
Tuvalu 46.7 in 2010 WB
Armenia 44 in 2019 WB
Georgia 42 in 2019 WB
Sri Lanka 42 in 2016 WB
Cabo Verde 41.3 in 2015 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 40.1 in 2003 WB
Bhutan 38.9 in 2017 WB
Fiji 35.8 in 2013 WB
Nicaragua 35.4 in 2014 WB
Samoa 33.9 in 2013 WB
Albania 33.8 in 2017 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.7 in 2006 WB
Gabon 32.2 in 2017 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 31.9 in 1992 WB
Morocco 30.2 in 2013 WB
Colombia 29.4 in 2019 WB
Jamaica 29.3 in 2004 WB
Algeria 28.6 in 2011 WB
Tonga 27.5 in 2015 WB
Mongolia 27.1 in 2018 WB
Ecuador 25.4 in 2019 WB
China 24 in 2016 WB
Mexico 22.7 in 2018 WB
Viet Nam 22.4 in 2018 WB
El Salvador 22.3 in 2019 WB
Palestine 21.9 in 2016 WB
Peru 20.6 in 2019 WB
Bolivia 19.9 in 2019 WB
Saint Lucia 19.9 in 2016 WB
Brazil 19.6 in 2019 WB
Serbia 19.3 in 2017 WB
North Macedonia 17.9 in 2018 WB
Jordan 17.5 in 2010 WB
Tunisia 17.5 in 2015 WB
Montenegro 15.6 in 2016 WB
Paraguay 15.4 in 2019 WB
Argentina 14.4 in 2019 WB
Iran 14 in 2018 WB
Republic of Moldova 12.8 in 2018 WB
Mauritius 12.7 in 2017 WB
Dominican Republic 12.4 in 2019 WB
Panama 12.1 in 2019 WB
Romania 10.9 in 2018 WB
Costa Rica 10.6 in 2019 WB
Turkey 10.2 in 2019 WB
Azerbaijan 7 in 2005 WB
Bulgaria 6.9 in 2018 WB
Thailand 6.2 in 2019 WB
Seychelles 5.2 in 2018 WB
Kazakhstan 4.6 in 2018 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.8 in 2011 WB
Russian Federation 3.7 in 2018 WB
Chile 3.6 in 2017 WB
Maldives 3.6 in 2016 WB
Uruguay 3.2 in 2019 WB
Italy 3.1 in 2017 WB
Greece 2.9 in 2018 WB
Malaysia 2.9 in 2015 WB
Israel 2.7 in 2016 WB
Latvia 2.5 in 2018 WB
Ukraine 2.5 in 2019 WB
Croatia 2.4 in 2018 WB
Lithuania 2.4 in 2018 WB
Slovakia 2.4 in 2018 WB
Spain 2.4 in 2018 WB
Hungary 2 in 2018 WB
Lebanon 1.7 in 2011 WB
Portugal 1.7 in 2018 WB
United States of America 1.7 in 2018 WB
Japan 1.2 in 2013 WB
Sweden 1.2 in 2018 WB
Poland 1.1 in 2018 WB
Austria 1 in 2018 WB
United Kingdom 0.9 in 2017 WB
Estonia 0.8 in 2018 WB
Australia 0.7 in 2014 WB
Canada 0.7 in 2017 WB
Republic of Korea 0.7 in 2016 WB
Luxembourg 0.6 in 2018 WB
Germany 0.5 in 2016 WB
Ireland 0.4 in 2017 WB
Norway 0.4 in 2018 WB
Denmark 0.3 in 2018 WB
Malta 0.3 in 2018 WB
Netherlands 0.3 in 2018 WB
Belarus 0.2 in 2019 WB
Belgium 0.2 in 2018 WB
Czech Republic 0.2 in 2018 WB
Finland 0.2 in 2018 WB
Cyprus 0.1 in 2018 WB
France 0.1 in 2018 WB
Slovenia 0.1 in 2018 WB
Switzerland 0.1 in 2018 WB
Iceland 0 in 2017 WB
Poverty and Equity