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Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population in severe poverty: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Multidimensional Poverty Index.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 NigerNiger 81.8% 2006
2 EthiopiaEthiopia 71.1% 2011
3 MaliMali 68.4% 2006
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 65.7% 2010
5 SomaliaSomalia 65.6% 2006
6 GuineaGuinea 62.3% 2005
7 BurundiBurundi 61.9% 2005
8 MozambiqueMozambique 60.7% 2009
9 LiberiaLiberia 57.5% 2007
10 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 53.2% 2008
11 SenegalSenegal 50.6% 2011
12 BeninBenin 47.2% 2006
13 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 45.9% 2010
14 ChadChad 44.1% 2003
15 MauritaniaMauritania 40.7% 2007
16 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 39.3% 2005
17 East TimorEast Timor 38.7% 2010
18 GambiaGambia 35.5% 2006
19 MadagascarMadagascar 35.4% 2009
20 ZambiaZambia 34.8% 2007
21 RwandaRwanda 34.7% 2010
22 NigeriaNigeria 33.9% 2008
23 TanzaniaTanzania 33.4% 2010
24 HaitiHaiti 32.3% 2006
25 YemenYemen 31.9% 2006
26 MalawiMalawi 31.4% 2010
27 UgandaUganda 31.2% 2011
28 CameroonCameroon 30.4% 2004
29 TogoTogo 28.7% 2006
30 IndiaIndia 28.6% 2006
31 LaosLaos 28.1% 2006
32 PakistanPakistan 27.4% 2007
33 BangladeshBangladesh 26.2% 2007
34 NepalNepal 20.8% 2011
35 KenyaKenya 19.8% 2009
36 CambodiaCambodia 17% 2010
37 NamibiaNamibia 14.7% 2007
38 GuatemalaGuatemala 14.5% 2003
39 DjiboutiDjibouti 12.5% 2006
40 ZimbabweZimbabwe 11.5% 2011
41 GhanaGhana 11.4% 2008
42 HondurasHonduras 11.3% 2006
43 NicaraguaNicaragua 11.2% 2007
44 LesothoLesotho 11.1% 2009
45 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 10.7% 2009
46 BhutanBhutan 8.5% 2010
47 IndonesiaIndonesia 7.6% 2007
48 VanuatuVanuatu 6.5% 2007
49 ParaguayParaguay 6.1% 2003
50 BoliviaBolivia 5.8% 2008
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 5.7% 2008
52 ChinaChina 4.5% 2002
53 PeruPeru 3.9% 2008
=54 SwazilandSwaziland 3.3% 2010
=54 MoroccoMorocco 3.3% 2007
=54 SurinameSuriname 3.3% 2006
57 MongoliaMongolia 3.2% 2005
=58 IraqIraq 3.1% 2006
=58 TajikistanTajikistan 3.1% 2005
60 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.4% 2008
61 TurkeyTurkey 1.3% 2003
=62 ColombiaColombia 1.1% 2010
=62 BelizeBelize 1.1% 2006
=64 GuyanaGuyana 1% 2009
=64 EgyptEgypt 1% 2008
66 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.9% 2006
=67 VietnamVietnam 0.7% 2011
=67 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.7% 2007
=69 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.6% 2006
=69 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.6% 2003
=69 EcuadorEcuador 0.6% 2003
=72 MexicoMexico 0.5% 2006
=72 SyriaSyria 0.5% 2006
=74 MaldivesMaldives 0.3% 2009
=74 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.3% 2006
=74 MontenegroMontenegro 0.3% 2006
=74 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.3% 2005
=74 CroatiaCroatia 0.3% 2003
=79 UkraineUkraine 0.2% 2007
=79 ThailandThailand 0.2% 2006
=79 BrazilBrazil 0.2% 2006
=79 ArgentinaArgentina 0.2% 2005
=79 RussiaRussia 0.2% 2003
=79 EstoniaEstonia 0.2% 2003
=79 TunisiaTunisia 0.2% 2003
=86 AlbaniaAlbania 0.1% 2009
=86 JordanJordan 0.1% 2009
=86 PalestinePalestine 0.1% 2007
=86 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.1% 2006
=86 SerbiaSerbia 0.1% 2006
=86 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2006
=86 MoldovaMoldova 0.1% 2005
=93 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2010
=93 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2006
=93 BelarusBelarus 0.0 2005
=93 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2005
=93 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 2003
=93 HungaryHungary 0.0 2003
=93 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2003
=93 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2003
=93 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 2003
=93 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2003
=93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2003

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