World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity

The poverty gap of $5.50 a day in the World

19.5 % in 2017

The poverty gap of $5.50 a day of World fell gradually from 38.6 % in 1998 to 19.5 % in 2017.

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Poverty and equity of $5.50 a day in the World
Number of Poor 3,268.8 millions in 2017 WB
Poverty Rate 43.5 % in 2017 WB
World - Poverty Gap - Poverty And Equity
$3.20 a day 8.5 % in 2017 WB
$1.90 a day 2.9 % in 2017 WB
Country (%)
Madagascar 74.2 in 2012 WB
South Sudan 74.2 in 2016 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.8 in 2012 WB
Burundi 69.8 in 2013 WB
Malawi 68.4 in 2016 WB
Guinea Bissau 67.5 in 2010 WB
Central African Republic 66.3 in 2008 WB
Mozambique 64.4 in 2014 WB
Uzbekistan 64.4 in 2003 WB
Zambia 61.1 in 2015 WB
Rwanda 60.4 in 2016 WB
Benin 59.3 in 2015 WB
Mali 58.7 in 2009 WB
Togo 57.1 in 2015 WB
Turkmenistan 57.1 in 1998 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 57 in 2017 WB
Angola 56.6 in 2018 WB
Niger 56.2 in 2014 WB
Liberia 55.9 in 2016 WB
Burkina Faso 55 in 2014 WB
Sierra Leone 54.8 in 2018 WB
Nigeria 52.8 in 2018 WB
Guinea 52.1 in 2012 WB
Uganda 51.8 in 2016 WB
Senegal 51 in 2011 WB
Chad 50.5 in 2011 WB
Papua New Guinea 50.2 in 2009 WB
Congo 49.6 in 2011 WB
Ethiopia 49.6 in 2015 WB
Kenya 49.4 in 2015 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 49.3 in 2017 WB
Zimbabwe 48.4 in 2019 WB
Timor-Leste 46.6 in 2014 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 in 2015 WB
India 44.4 in 2011 WB
Solomon Islands 43.1 in 2012 WB
Eswatini 39.9 in 2016 WB
Haiti 39.4 in 2012 WB
Bangladesh 38.8 in 2016 WB
Lesotho 38.6 in 2017 WB
Yemen 38.6 in 2014 WB
Nepal 38.5 in 2010 WB
Cameroon 36.8 in 2014 WB
Sudan 34.3 in 2014 WB
Comoros 32.2 in 2014 WB
Djibouti 32.2 in 2017 WB
Vanuatu 31.7 in 2010 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 31.6 in 2013 WB
Gambia 30.5 in 2015 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 29.9 in 2018 WB
Pakistan 29.4 in 2018 WB
Suriname 29.2 in 1999 WB
Kiribati 29.1 in 2006 WB
South Africa 29 in 2014 WB
Botswana 28.1 in 2015 WB
Egypt 26.2 in 2017 WB
Ghana 24.4 in 2016 WB
Namibia 24.3 in 2015 WB
Belize 23.8 in 1999 WB
Honduras 23.6 in 2019 WB
Guyana 22 in 1998 WB
Mauritania 21.6 in 2014 WB
Guatemala 20.5 in 2014 WB
Indonesia 18.2 in 2019 WB
Tajikistan 17.1 in 2015 WB
Myanmar 16.2 in 2017 WB
Tuvalu 16.1 in 2010 WB
Philippines 16 in 2018 WB
Iraq 15.8 in 2012 WB
Cabo Verde 14.5 in 2015 WB
Georgia 14.2 in 2019 WB
Kyrgyzstan 14 in 2019 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13.5 in 2006 WB
Armenia 12.3 in 2019 WB
Bhutan 12.3 in 2017 WB
Nicaragua 12.3 in 2014 WB
Sri Lanka 12.3 in 2016 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 11.5 in 2003 WB
Colombia 11.4 in 2019 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 11.3 in 1992 WB
Gabon 10.8 in 2017 WB
Albania 9.8 in 2017 WB
Samoa 9.8 in 2013 WB
Fiji 9.5 in 2013 WB
Ecuador 9.2 in 2019 WB
Jamaica 9.2 in 2004 WB
Saint Lucia 9.2 in 2016 WB
Serbia 8.6 in 2017 WB
Morocco 8.4 in 2013 WB
Brazil 8.1 in 2019 WB
Tonga 8 in 2015 WB
Bolivia 7.3 in 2019 WB
Peru 7.1 in 2019 WB
Mexico 6.9 in 2018 WB
Viet Nam 6.9 in 2018 WB
Mongolia 6.8 in 2018 WB
North Macedonia 6.7 in 2018 WB
Algeria 6.5 in 2011 WB
China 6.5 in 2016 WB
El Salvador 6.5 in 2019 WB
Montenegro 5.9 in 2016 WB
Palestine 5.6 in 2016 WB
Argentina 4.8 in 2019 WB
Paraguay 4.7 in 2019 WB
Romania 4.5 in 2018 WB
Panama 4.3 in 2019 WB
Tunisia 4.2 in 2015 WB
Iran 3.8 in 2018 WB
Jordan 3.6 in 2010 WB
Costa Rica 3.3 in 2019 WB
Dominican Republic 3.2 in 2019 WB
Mauritius 2.9 in 2017 WB
Turkey 2.7 in 2019 WB
Bulgaria 2.3 in 2018 WB
Republic of Moldova 2.2 in 2018 WB
Italy 1.8 in 2017 WB
Seychelles 1.5 in 2018 WB
Lithuania 1.2 in 2018 WB
Spain 1.2 in 2018 WB
United States of America 1.2 in 2018 WB
Thailand 1 in 2019 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9 in 2011 WB
Chile 0.9 in 2017 WB
Croatia 0.9 in 2018 WB
Latvia 0.9 in 2018 WB
Slovakia 0.9 in 2018 WB
Azerbaijan 0.8 in 2005 WB
Israel 0.8 in 2016 WB
Sweden 0.8 in 2018 WB
Japan 0.7 in 2013 WB
Kazakhstan 0.7 in 2018 WB
Russian Federation 0.7 in 2018 WB
Uruguay 0.7 in 2019 WB
Australia 0.6 in 2014 WB
Austria 0.6 in 2018 WB
Greece 0.6 in 2018 WB
Hungary 0.6 in 2018 WB
Malaysia 0.6 in 2015 WB
Maldives 0.6 in 2016 WB
Portugal 0.6 in 2018 WB
Canada 0.4 in 2017 WB
Estonia 0.4 in 2018 WB
Poland 0.4 in 2018 WB
Ukraine 0.4 in 2019 WB
United Kingdom 0.4 in 2017 WB
Ireland 0.3 in 2017 WB
Luxembourg 0.3 in 2018 WB
Norway 0.3 in 2018 WB
Republic of Korea 0.3 in 2016 WB
Denmark 0.2 in 2018 WB
Germany 0.2 in 2016 WB
Lebanon 0.2 in 2011 WB
Malta 0.2 in 2018 WB
Netherlands 0.2 in 2018 WB
Belgium 0.1 in 2018 WB
Cyprus 0.1 in 2018 WB
Czech Republic 0.1 in 2018 WB
Finland 0.1 in 2018 WB
France 0.1 in 2018 WB
Belarus 0 in 2019 WB
Iceland 0 in 2017 WB
Slovenia 0 in 2018 WB
Switzerland 0 in 2018 WB
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