Rankings · economy
Countries by poverty (under $3 a day)
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day. 80 countries ranked for 2021 (%).
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| 1 |  Central African Republic | 71.6% | – | – |
| 2 |  Madagascar | 69.2% | – | – |
| 3 |  Niger | 60.5% | -12.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 4 |  Kenya | 46.4% | – | – |
| 5 |  Burkina Faso | 42.1% | – | – |
| 6 |  Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | – | – |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 38.6% | – | – |
| 8 |  Mali | 36.1% | – | – |
| 9 |  Togo | 34.7% | -47.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 10 |  Benin | 27.2% | -60.2% | ▼ 8 |
| 11 |  Cameroon | 26.7% | – | – |
| 12 |  Kosovo | 25% | – | – |
| 13 |  Ivory Coast | 20.8% | – | – |
| 14 |  Senegal | 17.9% | -66.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 15 |  Philippines | 15.7% | – | – |
| 16 |  Colombia | 11.2% | -0.9% | = |
| 17 |  Georgia | 10.8% | -50.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 18 |  Tajikistan | 9.1% | – | – |
| 19 |  Indonesia | 8.6% | -72.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 20 |  Brazil | 7.5% | +5.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 21 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.6% | -39.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 22 |  Ecuador | 5.3% | -17.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 23 |  Peru | 5.2% | -49.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 24 |  El Salvador | 5.1% | -49.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 25 |  Uzbekistan | 4.4% | – | – |
| 26 |  Iran | 3.7% | +60.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 27 |  Panama | 3.3% | -45.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 28 |  Bolivia | 3.1% | -55.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 29 |  Montenegro | 2.5% | – | – |
| 30 |  Costa Rica | 2.2% | -18.5% | = |
| 31 |  Armenia | 2.1% | -32.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 32 |  Romania | 2% | -71.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 33 |  Paraguay | 1.9% | -78.7% | ▼ 12 |
| 34 |  Republic of Serbia | 1.7% | – | – |
| 35 |  Egypt | 1.4% | – | – |
| 36 |  Jamaica | 1.4% | – | – |
| 37 |  Dominican Republic | 1.3% | -75.5% | ▼ 10 |
| 38 |  Bulgaria | 1.2% | -64.7% | ▼ 10 |
| 39 |  Italy | 0.9% | -30.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 40 |  Turkey | 0.9% | -55.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 41 |  Spain | 0.7% | -46.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 42 |  Greece | 0.7% | -53.3% | ▼ 6 |
| 43 |  Tunisia | 0.7% | – | – |
| 44 |  Germany | 0.6% | +500.0% | ▲ 22 |
| 45 |  Israel | 0.6% | +100.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 46 |  Sweden | 0.6% | -14.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 47 |  Austria | 0.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 48 |  Latvia | 0.5% | -70.6% | ▼ 13 |
| 49 |  United Kingdom | 0.4% | +33.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 50 |  Tonga | 0.4% | – | – |
| 51 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | -66.7% | ▼ 9 |
| 52 |  Estonia | 0.3% | -75.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 53 |  Croatia | 0.3% | -70.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 54 |  Lithuania | 0.3% | -66.7% | ▼ 11 |
| 55 |  Portugal | 0.3% | -50.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 56 |  Slovakia | 0.3% | -50.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 57 |  United States | 0.3% | -72.7% | ▼ 17 |
| 58 |  Canada | 0.2% | -33.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 59 |  Denmark | 0.2% | – | ▲ 17 |
| 60 |  Moldova | 0.2% | -60.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 61 |  Norway | 0.2% | +100.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 62 |  Uruguay | 0.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 63 |  Czechia | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 64 |  France | 0.1% | – | ▲ 14 |
| 65 |  Ireland | 0.1% | -85.7% | ▼ 21 |
| 66 |  South Korea | 0.1% | – | – |
| 67 |  Luxembourg | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 68 |  Malta | 0.1% | -50.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 69 |  Netherlands | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 70 |  Poland | 0.1% | -83.3% | ▼ 24 |
| 71 |  Taiwan | 0.1% | – | – |
| 72 |  Belgium | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 73 |  Switzerland | 0% | – | ▲ 1 |
| 74 |  China | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 59 |
| 75 |  Cyprus | 0% | – | = |
| 76 |  Finland | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 77 |  Kazakhstan | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 78 |  Malaysia | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 26 |
| 79 |  Slovenia | 0% | – | = |
| 80 |  Thailand | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 23 |
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