Rank
(total)
CountryPopulation Below Poverty Line
(percent)
Date
1Zambia86.01993
2Chad80.02001 est.
2Haiti80.02003 est.
2Liberia80.02000 est.
5Sierra Leone70.22004
6Mozambique70.02001 est.
6Nigeria70.02007 est.
6Suriname70.02002 est.
9Swaziland69.02006
10Burundi68.02002 est.
10Zimbabwe68.02004
12Niger63.01993 est.
13Bolivia60.02006 est.
13Comoros60.02002 est.
13Rwanda60.02001 est.
13Tajikistan60.02007 est.
17Palestinian Territories58.92007 est.
18Guatemala56.22004 est.
19Sao Tome and Principe54.02004 est.
19Senegal54.02001 est.
21Afghanistan53.02003
21Malawi53.02004
23Honduras50.72004
24Eritrea50.02004 est.
24Kenya50.02000 est.
24Madagascar50.02004 est.
24South Africa50.02000 est.
28Colombia49.22005
29Lesotho49.01999
30Cameroon48.02000 est.
30Nicaragua48.02005
32Guinea47.02006 est.
33Burkina Faso46.42004
34Yemen45.22003
35Bangladesh45.02004 est.
36Peru44.52006
37Dominican Republic42.22004
38Cote d'Ivoire42.02006 est.
38Djibouti42.02007 est.
38East Timor42.02003 est.
41Angola40.52006 est.
42Kyrgyzstan40.02004 est.
42Mauritania40.02004 est.
42Sudan40.02004 est.
45Ethiopia38.7FY2005 est.
46Ecuador38.32006
47Venezuela37.9end 2005 est.
48Ukraine37.72003
49Benin37.42007 est.
50Kosovo37.02007 est.
50Papua New Guinea37.02002 est.
52Mali36.12005 est.
52Mongolia36.12004
54Tanzania36.02002 est.
55Cambodia35.02004
55Uganda35.02001 est.
57Belize33.52002 est.
58Uzbekistan33.02004 est.
59Myanmar32.72007 est.
60Grenada32.02000
60Paraguay32.02005 est.
60Togo32.01989 est.
63Bhutan31.72003
64Brazil31.02005
64Georgia31.02006
66Nepal30.92004
67El Salvador30.72006 est.
67Laos30.72005 est.
69Botswana30.32003
70Cape Verde30.02000
70Dominica30.02002 est.
70Philippines30.02003 est.
70Turkmenistan30.02004 est.
74Macedonia29.82006
75Moldova29.52005
76Virgin Islands of the US28.92002
77Panama28.62006 est.
78Ghana28.52007 est.
79Lebanon28.01999 est.
80Uruguay27.42006
81Belarus27.12003 est.
82Micronesia, Federated States of26.72000
83Armenia26.52006 est.
84Fiji Islands25.5FY1990
85Albania25.02004 est.
85Bosnia & Herzegovina25.02004 est.
85India25.02007 est.
85Romania25.02005 est.
89Azerbaijan24.02005 est.
89Pakistan24.0FY2005 est.
89Tonga24.0FY2003
92Argentina23.4January-June 2007
93Algeria23.02006 est.
93Anguilla23.02002
95Sri Lanka22.02002 est.
96Israel21.62005
97Maldives21.02004
97Slovakia21.02002
99Egypt20.02005 est.
99Turkey20.02002
101Spain19.82005
102United Arab Emirates19.52003
103Bermuda19.02000
104Chile18.22005
105Iran18.02007 est.
105Portugal18.02006
107Indonesia17.82006
108Poland17.02003 est.
108Trinidad & Tobago17.02007 est.
110Costa Rica16.02006 est.
111Russia15.8November 2007
112Belgium15.22007 est.
113Korea (South)15.02003 est.
113Morocco15.02007 est.
115Jamaica14.82003 est.
115Vietnam14.82007 est.
117Jordan14.22002
118Bulgaria14.12003 est.
119Great Britain & Northern Ireland14.02006 est.
120Kazakhstan13.82007
120Mexico13.82006
122Slovenia12.92004
123United States of America12.02004 est.
124Syria11.92006 est.
125Croatia11.02003
125Germany11.02001 est.
127Canada10.82005
128Netherlands10.52005
129Thailand10.02004 est.
130Bahamas9.32004
131Hungary8.61993 est.
132China8.02006 est.
132Mauritius8.02006 est.
134Libya7.42005 est.
134Tunisia7.42005 est.
136Ireland7.02005 est.
136Montenegro7.02007 est.
138Serbia6.52007 est.
139France6.22004
140Austria5.92004
141Malaysia5.12002 est.
142Estonia5.02003
143Lithuania4.02003
144Taiwan (Rep. of China)1.02007 est.
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For non-listed countries is no information available.

National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Therefore, the presented rates are not strictly comparable.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2009-10-02)