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DEFINITION: Percentage of country's population that falls below its poverty line.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 HaitiHaiti 77% 2001
2 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 76.8% 2006
3 ZimbabweZimbabwe 72% 2003
4 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 69.3% 2010
5 EritreaEritrea 69% 1993
6 MadagascarMadagascar 68.7% 2005
7 BurundiBurundi 66.9% 2006
8 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 66.4% 2003
=9 HondurasHonduras 66.2% 2010
=9 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 66.2% 2009
11 LiberiaLiberia 63.8% 2007
12 SwazilandSwaziland 63% 2010
13 NigeriaNigeria 62.6% 2010
14 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 62% 2008
15 ZambiaZambia 60.5% 2010
16 NigerNiger 59.5% 2007
17 TogoTogo 58.7% 2011
18 LesothoLesotho 56.6% 2003
19 GuineaGuinea 55.2% 2012
20 ChadChad 55% 2003
21 MozambiqueMozambique 54.7% 2008
22 GuatemalaGuatemala 53.7% 2011
=23 MexicoMexico 51.3% 2010
=23 BoliviaBolivia 51.3% 2009
25 MalawiMalawi 50.7% 2010
26 South SudanSouth Sudan 50.6% 2009
27 East TimorEast Timor 49.9% 2007
28 GambiaGambia 48.4% 2010
=29 SenegalSenegal 46.7% 2011
=29 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 46.7% 2009
=29 TajikistanTajikistan 46.7% 2009
=32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 46.5% 2011
=32 SudanSudan 46.5% 2009
34 KenyaKenya 45.9% 2005
35 RwandaRwanda 44.9% 2011
36 ComorosComoros 44.8% 2004
37 MaliMali 43.6% 2010
38 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 42.7% 2008
=39 El SalvadorEl Salvador 42.5% 2010
=39 NicaraguaNicaragua 42.5% 2009
41 MauritaniaMauritania 42% 2008
42 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 40.43% 2011
43 CameroonCameroon 39.9% 2007
44 MongoliaMongolia 39.2% 2010
45 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 37.5% 1996
46 AfghanistanAfghanistan 36% 2008
47 ArmeniaArmenia 35.8% 2010
48 YemenYemen 34.8% 2005
49 ColombiaColombia 34.1% 2011
50 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 33.7% 2010
51 BelizeBelize 33.5% 2002
52 TanzaniaTanzania 33.4% 2007
53 BeninBenin 33.3% 2007
=54 PanamaPanama 32.7% 2008
=54 GabonGabon 32.7% 2005
56 ParaguayParaguay 32.4% 2011
57 VenezuelaVenezuela 31.9% 2011
58 BangladeshBangladesh 31.51% 2010
59 FijiFiji 31% 2009
60 BotswanaBotswana 30.6% 2003
61 CambodiaCambodia 30.1% 2007
62 IndiaIndia 29.8% 2010
63 EthiopiaEthiopia 29.6% 2011
64 NamibiaNamibia 28.7% 2009
65 EcuadorEcuador 28.6% 2011
66 GhanaGhana 28.5% 2006
67 PeruPeru 27.8% 2011
68 LaosLaos 27.6% 2008
69 Cape VerdeCape Verde 26.6% 2007
70 PhilippinesPhilippines 26.5% 2009
71 NepalNepal 25.2% 2011
72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 24.8% 2011
73 GeorgiaGeorgia 24.7% 2009
74 UgandaUganda 24.5% 2009
75 BhutanBhutan 23.2% 2007
76 South AfricaSouth Africa 23% 2006
77 IraqIraq 22.9% 2007
78 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 22.7% 2006
79 PakistanPakistan 22.3% 2006
80 EgyptEgypt 22% 2008
=81 MoldovaMoldova 21.9% 2010
=81 PalestinePalestine 21.9% 2009
83 BrazilBrazil 21.4% 2009
84 VietnamVietnam 20.7% 2010
85 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 19% 2006
86 TurkeyTurkey 18.1% 2009
87 JamaicaJamaica 17.6% 2010
88 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 15.8% 2008
89 TunisiaTunisia 15.5% 2010
90 ChileChile 15.1% 2009
91 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 14% 2007
92 RomaniaRomania 13.8% 2006
93 UruguayUruguay 13.7% 2011
94 JordanJordan 13.3% 2008
95 ThailandThailand 13.15% 2011
96 AlbaniaAlbania 12.4% 2008
97 IndonesiaIndonesia 12% 2012
=98 RussiaRussia 11.1% 2006
=98 CroatiaCroatia 11.1% 2004
=100 PolandPoland 10.6% 2008
=100 BulgariaBulgaria 10.6% 2007
=102 MontenegroMontenegro 9.3% 2011
=102 The BahamasThe Bahamas 9.3% 2001
104 SerbiaSerbia 9.2% 2010
105 MoroccoMorocco 9% 2007
106 Sri LankaSri Lanka 8.9% 2010
107 LatviaLatvia 5.9% 2004
108 BelarusBelarus 5.4% 2009
109 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.3% 2011
110 ChinaChina 4.6% 1998
111 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.8% 2009
112 UkraineUkraine 2.9% 2008

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