Poverty & Inequality in Bhutan 86 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 54 people 2022 down 99.8% 115th Number of people living in extreme poverty 54 people 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 9.0% 2022 down 81.5% 76th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 4.0% 2022 down 31.7% 86th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.8% 2022 down 28.1% 89th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.9% 2022 down 21.1% 88th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 96.1% 2022 down 1.8% 56th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.4% 2022 down 96.6% 97th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 16.4% 2022 down 72.5% 74th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 54 people 2022 down 99.8% 115th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 30,237 people 2022 up 96.2% 103rd Gini coefficient 0.2845 2022 down 26.7% 104th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 8.7% 2023 down 31.5% 55th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 113th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 477,023 people 2022 up 198.4% 104th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2022 down 99.7% 110th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 97.2% 2022 down 1.0% 44th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2022 down 99.7% 110th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 44 people 2022 down 99.7% 111th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.6% 2022 down 95.7% 84th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 7.8% 2022 down 82.4% 70th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2022 down 99.9% 110th Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.0% 2022 down 99.5% 44th ← Previous Page 2 of 2