Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
89.1%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
4.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,855
What the numbers show
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 89.1% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 16.9%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 89.1% | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 87.3% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 87.2% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 83.9% | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Zambia | 81.4% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 79.7% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 76.3% | 2019 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 70.0% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 65.5% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 64.6% | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 64.0% | 2022 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 63.7% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Rwanda | 62.2% | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.1% | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 59.5% | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 56.3% | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 55.6% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 50.0% | 2021 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 47.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 20 | Syria | 42.1% | 2022 | up 625.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.6% | 2021 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 41.3% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 23 | Gambia | 40.2% | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 37.3% | 2021 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 25 | Botswana | 35.8% | 2015 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 30.2% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 29.2% | 2018 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritania | 26.0% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 29 | India | 23.9% | 2022 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 31 | Laos | 22.5% | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 20.5% | 2022 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 17.6% | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 16.9% | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 16.9% | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 16.4% | 2025 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 36 | Venezuela | 16.4% | 2006 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 15.7% | 2014 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 14.7% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 11.6% | 2013 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 11.5% | 2019 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 11.0% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 10.7% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 9.1% | 2022 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 46 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 47 | Ecuador | 8.4% | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran | 7.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 7.4% | 2019 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 50 | Egypt | 7.1% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 51 | Panama | 6.8% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 6.2% | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Palestine | 6.1% | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 54 | Armenia | 5.7% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 5.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 4.9% | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Paraguay | 4.5% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 4.2% | 2022 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2024 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 4.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 60 | Montenegro | 4.0% | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 2.8% | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 2.4% | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 2.3% | 2022 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Albania | 2.1% | 2020 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 1.8% | 2017 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2025 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 1.6% | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Japan | 1.6% | 2020 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 1.3% | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 74 | United States | 1.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 76 | Australia | 1.1% | 2020 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 1.0% | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 77 | Italy | 1.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Germany | 0.9% | 2022 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 0.9% | 2022 | down 43.8% | flat |
| 80 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2010 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 0.8% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 88 | Chile | 0.7% | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 0.5% | 2022 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.4% | 2022 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Poland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkey | 0.4% | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2005 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2021 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 104 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Russia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2020 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 111 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | 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 70.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 63.3%
- IDA total 54.2%
- Lower middle income 28.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26.9%
- Low & middle income 22.8%
- World 18.9%
- South Asia 18.4%
- Kosovo 14.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 8.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 5.5%
- Upper middle income 5.4%
About this data
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.