Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita by country
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
1.3%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3%, and the mean is 10.7%.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 2,227.8%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita: 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 3.5% | 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 5.9% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 39.0% | 2016 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | down 38.6% | 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 23.7% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 11.5% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | 9.7% | 2006 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 32 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 34 | Laos | 7.1% | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 38 | India | 5.3% | 2022 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 40 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 42 | Indonesia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 44 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 50 | Iran | 2.5% | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2022 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Palestine | 2.1% | 2023 | up 453.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 1.6% | 2022 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | up 1,227.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 71.0% | flat |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | up 2,227.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 96 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 101 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Taiwan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 108 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Russia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.