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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 capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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1 DominicaDominica 422.07% per 1 million people 2002
2 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 353.02% per 1 million people 2004
3 GrenadaGrenada 315.58% per 1 million people 2000
4 BermudaBermuda 305.81% per 1 million people 2000
5 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 265.6% per 1 million people 2002
6 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 249.32% per 1 million people 2000
7 TongaTonga 205.27% per 1 million people 2007
8 GreenlandGreenland 163.28% per 1 million people 2007
9 SurinameSuriname 158.85% per 1 million people 2002
10 GuamGuam 145.62% per 1 million people 2001
11 BelizeBelize 126.32% per 1 million people 2002
12 ComorosComoros 106.45% per 1 million people 2002
13 AndorraAndorra 96.82% per 1 million people 2008
14 DjiboutiDjibouti 84.61% per 1 million people 2007
15 Cape VerdeCape Verde 66.58% per 1 million people 2000
16 SwazilandSwaziland 61.27% per 1 million people 2006
17 Gaza StripGaza Strip 53.97% per 1 million people 2007
18 East TimorEast Timor 47.92% per 1 million people 2003
19 MaldivesMaldives 41.46% per 1 million people 2008
20 BhutanBhutan 34% per 1 million people 2008
21 FijiFiji 29.88% per 1 million people 2006
22 The BahamasThe Bahamas 29.18% per 1 million people 2004
23 LesothoLesotho 27.62% per 1 million people 1999
24 NamibiaNamibia 27.47% per 1 million people 2005
25 LiberiaLiberia 26.1% per 1 million people 2000
26 West BankWest Bank 18.14% per 1 million people 2004
27 BotswanaBotswana 17.1% per 1 million people 2003
28 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 16.09% per 1 million people 2007
29 EstoniaEstonia 15.07% per 1 million people 2008
30 MongoliaMongolia 14.36% per 1 million people 2004
31 MauritaniaMauritania 13.42% per 1 million people 2004
32 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 13.15% per 1 million people 2004
33 EritreaEritrea 11.82% per 1 million people 2004
34 BurundiBurundi 9.97% per 1 million people 2002
35 HaitiHaiti 9.65% per 1 million people 2003
36 ZambiaZambia 9.46% per 1 million people 1993
37 ChadChad 9.41% per 1 million people 2001
38 NicaraguaNicaragua 9.32% per 1 million people 2005
39 ArmeniaArmenia 8.81% per 1 million people 2006
40 TajikistanTajikistan 8.48% per 1 million people 2007
41 PanamaPanama 8.4% per 1 million people 2010
42 TogoTogo 8.32% per 1 million people 1989
43 UruguayUruguay 8.27% per 1 million people 2006
44 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.85% per 1 million people 2004
45 MoldovaMoldova 7.61% per 1 million people 2005
46 LebanonLebanon 7.51% per 1 million people 1999
47 HondurasHonduras 7.19% per 1 million people 2004
48 RwandaRwanda 7.16% per 1 million people 2001
49 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.99% per 1 million people 2006
50 NigerNiger 6.77% per 1 million people 1993
51 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 6.68% per 1 million people 2002
52 BoliviaBolivia 6.42% per 1 million people 2006
53 MauritiusMauritius 6.38% per 1 million people 2006
54 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 6.29% per 1 million people 2004
55 ZimbabweZimbabwe 6.18% per 1 million people 2004
56 SloveniaSlovenia 6.13% per 1 million people 2008
57 JamaicaJamaica 5.63% per 1 million people 2003
58 ParaguayParaguay 5.42% per 1 million people 2005
59 GuineaGuinea 5.11% per 1 million people 2006
60 SenegalSenegal 5.09% per 1 million people 2001
61 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.83% per 1 million people 2003
62 BeninBenin 4.63% per 1 million people 2007
63 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.57% per 1 million people 2004
64 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 4.53% per 1 million people 2004
65 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.39% per 1 million people 2006
66 MalawiMalawi 4.36% per 1 million people 2004
67 LaosLaos 4.17% per 1 million people 2010
68 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4.09% per 1 million people 2007
69 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.9% per 1 million people 2002
70 MozambiqueMozambique 3.83% per 1 million people 2001
71 CroatiaCroatia 3.79% per 1 million people 2008
72 IsraelIsrael 3.67% per 1 million people 2007
73 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.65% per 1 million people 2006
74 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.62% per 1 million people 2004
75 AlbaniaAlbania 3.45% per 1 million people 2008
76 CameroonCameroon 3.23% per 1 million people 2000
77 BulgariaBulgaria 3% per 1 million people 2008
78 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.86% per 1 million people 2005
79 JordanJordan 2.82% per 1 million people 2002
80 MadagascarMadagascar 2.76% per 1 million people 2004
81 BelarusBelarus 2.75% per 1 million people 2003
82 MaliMali 2.67% per 1 million people 2005
83 AngolaAngola 2.47% per 1 million people 2006
84 EcuadorEcuador 2.31% per 1 million people 2010
85 YemenYemen 2.29% per 1 million people 2003
86 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.27% per 1 million people 2006
87 CambodiaCambodia 2.21% per 1 million people 2007
88 DenmarkDenmark 2.21% per 1 million people 2007
89 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.85% per 1 million people 2003
90 PortugalPortugal 1.7% per 1 million people 2006
91 IrelandIreland 1.68% per 1 million people 2005
92 KenyaKenya 1.63% per 1 million people 2000
93 PeruPeru 1.57% per 1 million people 2006
94 BelgiumBelgium 1.46% per 1 million people 2007
95 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.4% per 1 million people 2006
96 UgandaUganda 1.39% per 1 million people 2001
97 LibyaLibya 1.26% per 1 million people 2005
98 GhanaGhana 1.24% per 1 million people 2007
99 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1.2% per 1 million people 2010
100 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.2% per 1 million people 2006
101 LithuaniaLithuania 1.16% per 1 million people 2003
102 RomaniaRomania 1.16% per 1 million people 2005
103 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.14% per 1 million people 2000
104 SudanSudan 1.13% per 1 million people 2004
105 ChileChile 1.12% per 1 million people 2005
106 ColombiaColombia 1.09% per 1 million people 2005
107 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.09% per 1 million people 2008
108 TanzaniaTanzania 1.01% per 1 million people 2002
109 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.951% per 1 million people 2008
110 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.903% per 1 million people 2007
111 IraqIraq 0.886% per 1 million people 2008
112 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.877% per 1 million people 2010
113 NepalNepal 0.837% per 1 million people 2008
114 UkraineUkraine 0.788% per 1 million people 2003
115 ArgentinaArgentina 0.748% per 1 million people 2010
116 TunisiaTunisia 0.738% per 1 million people 2005
117 AustriaAustria 0.731% per 1 million people 2008
=118 BurmaBurma 0.69% per 1 million people 2007
=118 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.69% per 1 million people 2006
120 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.643% per 1 million people 2005
121 SyriaSyria 0.61% per 1 million people 2006
122 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.543% per 1 million people 2005
123 NigeriaNigeria 0.518% per 1 million people 2007
124 SpainSpain 0.456% per 1 million people 2005
125 PolandPoland 0.445% per 1 million people 2003
126 MoroccoMorocco 0.444% per 1 million people 2007
127 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.389% per 1 million people 2006
128 BangladeshBangladesh 0.323% per 1 million people 2004
129 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.31% per 1 million people 2006
130 CanadaCanada 0.283% per 1 million people 2008
131 IranIran 0.275% per 1 million people 2007
132 EgyptEgypt 0.27% per 1 million people 2005
133 TurkeyTurkey 0.238% per 1 million people 2008
134 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.232% per 1 million people 2006
135 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.205% per 1 million people 2007
136 VietnamVietnam 0.174% per 1 million people 2007
137 MexicoMexico 0.166% per 1 million people 2008
138 PakistanPakistan 0.154% per 1 million people 2005
139 ThailandThailand 0.148% per 1 million people 2006
140 GermanyGermany 0.134% per 1 million people 2001
141 BrazilBrazil 0.132% per 1 million people 2008
142 JapanJapan 0.123% per 1 million people 2007
143 RussiaRussia 0.112% per 1 million people 2007
144 FranceFrance 0.102% per 1 million people 2004
145 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.056% per 1 million people 2010
146 TaiwanTaiwan 0.042% per 1 million people 2007
147 United StatesUnited States 0.041% per 1 million people 2004
148 IndiaIndia 0.022% per 1 million people 2007
149 ChinaChina 0.002% per 1 million people 2007

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Interesting observations about Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita

  • 4 of the top 5 countries by population below poverty line > per capita are Hot countries.
  • China has ranked last for population below poverty line > per capita since 2001.
  • 6 of the top 8 countries by population below poverty line > per capita are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by population below poverty line > per capita are Tourist destination.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by population below poverty line > per capita are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • Panama has ranked in the top 3 for population below poverty line > per capita since 1999.
  • Maldives has ranked in the top 2 for population below poverty line > per capita since 2004.
  • Djibouti has ranked in the top 3 for population below poverty line > per capita since 2001.
  • Bhutan has ranked in the top 3 for population below poverty line > per capita since 2003.
  • All of the bottom 2 countries by population below poverty line > per capita are Emerging markets'.
  • Nicaragua ranked first for population below poverty line > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
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