Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
1.2%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,855
What the numbers show
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 10.6%.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 39.0% | 2016 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 14 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 24 | Syria | 18.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela | 9.7% | 2006 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 33 | Laos | 7.1% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 37 | India | 5.3% | 2022 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 5.3% | 2023 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 40 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 42 | Indonesia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Iran | 2.5% | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2022 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Palestine | 2.1% | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Vietnam | 1.6% | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 62 | United States | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 1.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 68 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 71 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 101 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Russia | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | China | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 52.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.1%
- IDA total 35.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 14.4%
- Lower middle income 13.1%
- Low & middle income 12.5%
- World 10.4%
- Kosovo 10.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.3%
- South Asia 3.8%
- Upper middle income 2.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 2.0%
About this data
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.