Economy > Population below poverty line > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
National estimates of the percentage of the population lying 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 504,033.2% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 2 | ComorosComoros | 238,888.4% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 3 | LiberiaLiberia | 142,627.92% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 4 | East TimorEast Timor | 125,111.71% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | 123,783.03% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 6 | DominicaDominica | 119,030.14% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 7 | BurundiBurundi | 108,263.69% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 8 | TongaTonga | 107,647.65% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 9 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 87,348.83% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 10 | EritreaEritrea | 78,737.13% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Gaza StripGaza Strip | 78,125% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 12 | GrenadaGrenada | 77,971.3% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 13 | SurinameSuriname | 73,621.59% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 14 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 65,518.2% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 56,456.14% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 16 | LesothoLesotho | 54,192.12% per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
| 17 | BhutanBhutan | 51,910.93% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 18 | ChadChad | 46,801.58% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 19 | NigerNiger | 39,213.68% per $1 trillion of GD | 1993 | ||
| 20 | BelizeBelize | 35,938.42% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 21 | West BankWest Bank | 35,294.12% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 22 | RwandaRwanda | 35,237.32% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 23 | TajikistanTajikistan | 30,831.47% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 24 | MalawiMalawi | 28,904.27% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 25 | MaldivesMaldives | 27,045.79% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 26 | HaitiHaiti | 26,667.58% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 27 | ZambiaZambia | 26,271.53% per $1 trillion of GD | 1993 | ||
| 28 | SwazilandSwaziland | 26,057.43% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 29 | MauritaniaMauritania | 25,842.11% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 30 | TogoTogo | 23,651.93% per $1 trillion of GD | 1989 | ||
| 31 | MongoliaMongolia | 21,991.95% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 32 | MozambiqueMozambique | 18,933.37% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 33 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 18,086.99% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 34 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 16,976.89% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 35 | GuineaGuinea | 14,168.56% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 36 | BeninBenin | 13,913.57% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 37 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 12,363.59% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 38 | SenegalSenegal | 11,841.85% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 39 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 11,560.23% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | 11,560% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 41 | MadagascarMadagascar | 11,457.78% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 42 | LaosLaos | 10,653.43% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 43 | MoldovaMoldova | 9,872.25% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 44 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 9,773.89% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 45 | FijiFiji | 9,037.41% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 9,029.15% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 47 | NamibiaNamibia | 9,022.53% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 8,310.58% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 49 | CambodiaCambodia | 7,599.12% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 50 | MaliMali | 6,804.49% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 51 | HondurasHonduras | 6,797.29% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 52 | UgandaUganda | 6,160.62% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 53 | BoliviaBolivia | 5,374.87% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 54 | CameroonCameroon | 4,764.25% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 55 | NepalNepal | 4,590.11% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 56 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 4,387.8% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 57 | ParaguayParaguay | 4,367% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 58 | ArmeniaArmenia | 4,136.93% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 59 | YemenYemen | 4,106.56% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 60 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 4,105.87% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 61 | KenyaKenya | 3,935.38% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 62 | TanzaniaTanzania | 3,689.26% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 63 | BotswanaBotswana | 3,659.45% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 64 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 3,402.71% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 65 | AlbaniaAlbania | 3,387.43% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 66 | PanamaPanama | 3,229.66% per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
| 67 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | 2,937.25% per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
| 68 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 2,743.14% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 69 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 2,686.3% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 2,402.2% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 71 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 2,287.03% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 72 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 2,051.16% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 73 | SudanSudan | 1,844.18% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 74 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 1,811.95% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 75 | JamaicaJamaica | 1,785.97% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 76 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 1,677.03% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 77 | LebanonLebanon | 1,646.18% per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
| 78 | BelarusBelarus | 1,520.3% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 79 | JordanJordan | 1,481.91% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 80 | UruguayUruguay | 1,419.12% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 1,330.41% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 82 | NigeriaNigeria | 1,304.81% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 83 | MauritiusMauritius | 1,240.61% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 84 | EcuadorEcuador | 938.72% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 85 | AngolaAngola | 919.76% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 86 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 856.54% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 87 | BangladeshBangladesh | 793.98% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 88 | UkraineUkraine | 752% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 722.51% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 90 | BulgariaBulgaria | 705.51% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 91 | EstoniaEstonia | 521.24% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 92 | PeruPeru | 477.11% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 93 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 440.31% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 94 | VietnamVietnam | 430.49% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 95 | ColombiaColombia | 400.2% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 96 | SloveniaSlovenia | 395.69% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 97 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 376.29% per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
| 98 | CroatiaCroatia | 371.51% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 99 | MoroccoMorocco | 368.07% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 100 | IranIran | 343.58% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 101 | SyriaSyria | 340.95% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 102 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 281.36% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 103 | TunisiaTunisia | 257.99% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 104 | RomaniaRomania | 252.92% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 105 | EgyptEgypt | 223% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 106 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 221.2% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 107 | PakistanPakistan | 215.64% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 108 | LithuaniaLithuania | 215.54% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 109 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 208.4% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 110 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 200.48% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 111 | LibyaLibya | 177.6% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 112 | IsraelIsrael | 174.99% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 113 | ChileChile | 153.06% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 114 | ArgentinaArgentina | 146.69% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 115 | TurkeyTurkey | 108.76% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 116 | PortugalPortugal | 93.47% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 117 | PolandPoland | 78.51% per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
| 118 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 53.59% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 119 | IndiaIndia | 49.22% per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
| 120 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 48.84% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 121 | ThailandThailand | 46.55% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 122 | BrazilBrazil | 35.13% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 123 | IrelandIreland | 34.69% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 124 | RussiaRussia | 30.08% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 125 | AustriaAustria | 20.05% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 126 | SpainSpain | 17.61% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 127 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 16.89% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 128 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 16.82% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 129 | MexicoMexico | 16.45% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 130 | CanadaCanada | 9.7% per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
| 131 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 5.97% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 132 | GermanyGermany | 5.82% per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
| 133 | FranceFrance | 3.01% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
| 134 | ChinaChina | 3% per $1 trillion of GD | 2006 | ||
| 135 | United StatesUnited States | 1.03% per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 |
