Countries With the Highest Extreme Poverty Rates
Every country with a figure for extreme poverty rate, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Congo, Dem. Rep. (85.3%), Mozambique (81.4%) and South Sudan (76.5%). The middle country of the 165 has 2.3%.
What this measures
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is worse.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Extreme poverty rate | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 85.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | South Sudan | 76.5% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 71.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 49.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Eswatini | 44.5% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 44% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Lesotho | 41.9% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 41.5% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Haiti | 40.4% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 40.3% | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Chad | 39.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Angola | 39.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Congo, Rep. | 39.2% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Ghana | 39% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Liberia | 33.6% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Yemen, Rep. | 33.3% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 33 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 26.1% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Djibouti | 25.4% | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Pakistan | 23% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Namibia | 22.9% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Gambia, The | 22% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 19.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 14.6% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Myanmar | 10.3% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Sudan | 10.1% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Kosovo | 10% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Naoero | 9.7% | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 9% | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Lao PDR | 7.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 63 | Lebanon | 5.8% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | India | 5.3% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 65 | Philippines | 5.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Comoros | 5.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Fiji | 4.7% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Samoa | 4.5% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Indonesia | 4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Gabon | 3.8% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 76 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Brazil | 3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 80 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 81 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Suriname | 2.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Bolivia | 2.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 2.1% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | West Bank and Gaza | 2.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | Barbados | 1.7% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 1.6% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.4% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 94 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | United States | 1.1% | 2024 | North America |
| 99 | Argentina | 1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Belize | 1% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Kiribati | 0.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Grenada | 0.8% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 116 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Iraq | 0.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Slovak Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 128 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Tonga | 0.4% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | North America |
| 133 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Turkiye | 0.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Korea, Rep. | 0.1% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 147 | St. Lucia | 0.1% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 153 | Belarus | 0% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 155 | China | 0% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Czechia | 0% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Algeria | 0% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | 0% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Maldives | 0% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 161 | Malaysia | 0% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 162 | Qatar | 0% | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 163 | Slovenia | 0% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Thailand | 0% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Ukraine | 0% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
More on extreme poverty rate
- Countries With the Lowest Extreme Poverty Rates
- Extreme poverty rate by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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