Country / Poverty headcount
What share of people live in extreme poverty?
Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) — the World Bank’s international extreme-poverty line. Reported sporadically, so each country shows its latest survey year.
World Bank Open Data SI.POV.DDAY · 1963–2025
Highest (latest) 85.3% Congo, Dem. Rep. · 2020
Lowest (latest) 0.0% Ukraine · 2020
Countries 171 % below $3.00/day
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| # | Country | % below $3.00/day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 4.0% | |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | |
| — | Albania | — | |
| — | Algeria | — | |
| — | Angola | — | |
| — | Argentina | — | |
| — | Armenia | — | |
| — | Australia | — | |
| — | Austria | — | |
| — | Azerbaijan | — | |
| — | Bangladesh | — | |
| — | Barbados | — | |
| — | Belarus | — | |
| — | Belgium | — | |
| — | Belize | — | |
| — | Benin | — | |
| — | Bhutan | — | |
| — | Bolivia | — | |
| — | Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | |
| — | Botswana | — | |
| — | Brazil | — | |
| — | Bulgaria | — | |
| — | Burkina Faso | — | |
| — | Burundi | — | |
| — | Cabo Verde | — | |
| — | Cameroon | — | |
| — | Canada | — | |
| — | Central African Republic | — | |
| — | Chad | — | |
| — | Chile | — | |
| — | China | — | |
| — | Colombia | — | |
| — | Comoros | — | |
| — | Congo, Dem. Rep. | — | |
| — | Congo, Rep. | — | |
| — | Cote d'Ivoire | — | |
| — | Croatia | — | |
| — | Cyprus | — | |
| — | Czechia | — | |
| — | Denmark | — | |
| — | Djibouti | — | |
| — | Dominican Republic | — | |
| — | Egypt, Arab Rep. | — | |
| — | El Salvador | — | |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | — | |
| — | Estonia | — | |
| — | Eswatini | — | |
| — | Ethiopia | — | |
| — | Fiji | — | |
| — | Finland | — | |
| — | France | — | |
| — | Gabon | — | |
| — | Gambia, The | — | |
| — | Georgia | — | |
| — | Germany | — | |
| — | Ghana | — | |
| — | Greece | — | |
| — | Grenada | — | |
| — | Guatemala | — | |
| — | Guinea | — | |
| — | Guinea-Bissau | — | |
| — | Guyana | — | |
| — | Haiti | — | |
| — | Honduras | — | |
| — | Hungary | — | |
| — | Iceland | — | |
| — | India | — | |
| — | Iran, Islamic Rep. | — | |
| — | Iraq | — | |
| — | Ireland | — | |
| — | Israel | — | |
| — | Italy | — | |
| — | Jamaica | — | |
| — | Japan | — | |
| — | Jordan | — | |
| — | Kazakhstan | — | |
| — | Kenya | — | |
| — | Kiribati | — | |
| — | Korea, Rep. | — | |
| — | Kosovo | — | |
| — | Kyrgyz Republic | — | |
| — | Lao PDR | — | |
| — | Latvia | — | |
| — | Lebanon | — | |
| — | Lesotho | — | |
| — | Liberia | — | |
| — | Lithuania | — | |
| — | Luxembourg | — | |
| — | Madagascar | — | |
| — | Malawi | — | |
| — | Malaysia | — | |
| — | Maldives | — | |
| — | Mali | — | |
| — | Malta | — | |
| — | Marshall Islands | — | |
| — | Mauritania | — | |
| — | Mauritius | — | |
| — | Mexico | — | |
| — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | — | |
| — | Moldova | — | |
| — | Mongolia | — | |
| — | Montenegro | — | |
| — | Morocco | — | |
| — | Mozambique | — | |
| — | Myanmar | — | |
| — | Namibia | — | |
| — | Nauru | — | |
| — | Nepal | — | |
| — | Netherlands | — | |
| — | Nicaragua | — | |
| — | Niger | — | |
| — | Nigeria | — | |
| — | North Macedonia | — | |
| — | Norway | — | |
| — | Pakistan | — | |
| — | Panama | — | |
| — | Papua New Guinea | — | |
| — | Paraguay | — | |
| — | Peru | — | |
| — | Philippines | — | |
| — | Poland | — | |
| — | Portugal | — | |
| — | Qatar | — | |
| — | Romania | — | |
| — | Russian Federation | — | |
| — | Rwanda | — | |
| — | Samoa | — | |
| — | Sao Tome and Principe | — | |
| — | Senegal | — | |
| — | Serbia | — | |
| — | Seychelles | — | |
| — | Sierra Leone | — | |
| — | Slovak Republic | — | |
| — | Slovenia | — | |
| — | Solomon Islands | — | |
| — | South Africa | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | |
| — | Spain | — | |
| — | Sri Lanka | — | |
| — | St. Lucia | — | |
| — | Sudan | — | |
| — | Suriname | — | |
| — | Sweden | — | |
| — | Switzerland | — | |
| — | Syrian Arab Republic | — | |
| — | Tajikistan | — | |
| — | Tanzania | — | |
| — | Thailand | — | |
| — | Timor-Leste | — | |
| — | Togo | — | |
| — | Tonga | — | |
| — | Trinidad and Tobago | — | |
| — | Tunisia | — | |
| — | Turkiye | — | |
| — | Turkmenistan | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | — | |
| — | Uganda | — | |
| — | Ukraine | — | |
| — | United Arab Emirates | — | |
| — | United Kingdom | — | |
| — | United States | — | |
| — | Uruguay | — | |
| — | Vanuatu | — | |
| — | Venezuela, RB | — | |
| — | Viet Nam | — | |
| — | West Bank and Gaza | — | |
| — | Yemen, Rep. | — | |
| — | Zambia | — | |
| — | Zimbabwe | — |