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Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population below $1 (PPP) per day: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of population that lives on less than the equivalent of 1 USD per day.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $87.72% 2006
2 LiberiaLiberia $83.76% 2007
3 BurundiBurundi $81.32% 2006
4 MadagascarMadagascar $81.29% 2010
5 ZambiaZambia $74.45% 2010
6 TanzaniaTanzania $67.87% 2007
7 RwandaRwanda $63.17% 2011
8 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $62.83% 2008
9 ChadChad $61.94% 2003
10 HaitiHaiti $61.71% 2001
11 MalawiMalawi $61.64% 2010
12 MozambiqueMozambique $59.58% 2008
13 NigeriaNigeria $54.37% 2011
14 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $51.71% 2011
15 MaliMali $50.43% 2010
16 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $48.90% 2002
17 BeninBenin $47.33% 2003
18 ComorosComoros $46.11% 2004
19 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $44.60% 2009
20 NigerNiger $43.62% 2008
21 LesothoLesotho $43.41% 2003
=22 AngolaAngola $43.37% 2009
=22 KenyaKenya $43.37% 2005
24 GuineaGuinea $43.34% 2007
25 BangladeshBangladesh $43.25% 2010
26 SwazilandSwaziland $40.63% 2010
27 UgandaUganda $38.01% 2009
28 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $35.79% 1996
29 LaosLaos $33.88% 2008
30 GambiaGambia $33.63% 2003
31 IndiaIndia $32.68% 2010
32 NamibiaNamibia $31.91% 2004
33 BotswanaBotswana $31.23% 1994
34 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia $31.15% 2000
35 EthiopiaEthiopia $30.65% 2011
36 SenegalSenegal $29.61% 2011
37 GhanaGhana $28.59% 2006
38 TogoTogo $28.22% 2011
39 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ $28.18% 2001
=40 NepalNepal $24.82% 2010
=40 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $24.82% 1998
42 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $23.75% 2008
43 MauritaniaMauritania $23.43% 2008
44 PakistanPakistan $21.04% 2008
45 Cape VerdeCape Verde $21.02% 2002
46 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia $20.93% 1995
47 DjiboutiDjibouti $18.84% 2002
48 CambodiaCambodia $18.60% 2009
49 PhilippinesPhilippines $18.42% 2009
50 IndonesiaIndonesia $18.06% 2010
51 GeorgiaGeorgia $17.99% 2010
52 HondurasHonduras $17.92% 2009
53 YemenYemen $17.53% 2005
54 VietnamVietnam $16.85% 2008
55 BoliviaBolivia $15.61% 2008
56 SurinameSuriname $15.54% 1999
57 South AfricaSouth Africa $13.77% 2009
58 GuatemalaGuatemala $13.53% 2006
59 BelizeBelize $12.21% 1999
60 NicaraguaNicaragua $11.91% 2005
61 ChinaChina $11.80% 2009
62 BhutanBhutan $10.22% 2007
63 CameroonCameroon $9.56% 2007
64 El SalvadorEl Salvador $8.97% 2009
65 GuyanaGuyana $8.70% 1998
66 ColombiaColombia $8.16% 2010
67 ParaguayParaguay $7.16% 2010
68 AlgeriaAlgeria $6.79% 1995
69 VenezuelaVenezuela $6.63% 2006
=70 PanamaPanama $6.56% 2010
=70 TajikistanTajikistan $6.56% 2009
72 BrazilBrazil $6.14% 2009
73 FijiFiji $5.88% 2009
74 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $5.03% 2011
75 PeruPeru $4.91% 2010
76 GabonGabon $4.84% 2005
77 EcuadorEcuador $4.61% 2010
78 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $4.16% 1992
79 Sri LankaSri Lanka $4.11% 2010
80 Costa RicaCosta Rica $3.12% 2009
81 IraqIraq $2.82% 2007
82 MoroccoMorocco $2.52% 2007
83 ArmeniaArmenia $2.47% 2010
84 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $2.24% 2010
85 SyriaSyria $1.71% 2004
86 EgyptEgypt $1.69% 2008
87 MaldivesMaldives $1.48% 2004
88 IranIran $1.45% 2005
89 ChileChile $1.35% 2009
90 TurkeyTurkey $1.34% 2010
91 TunisiaTunisia $1.06% 2010
92 ArgentinaArgentina $0.92% 2010
93 MexicoMexico $0.72% 2010
94 AlbaniaAlbania $0.62% 2008
95 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. $0.60% 2010
96 EstoniaEstonia $0.46% 2004
97 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $0.43% 2008
98 RomaniaRomania $0.40% 2011
99 MoldovaMoldova $0.39% 2010
100 ThailandThailand $0.38% 2010
101 SeychellesSeychelles $0.25% 2007
=102 SerbiaSerbia $0.21% 2010
=102 JamaicaJamaica $0.21% 2004
104 UruguayUruguay $0.20% 2010
105 LatviaLatvia $0.19% 2009
106 HungaryHungary $0.17% 2007
107 LithuaniaLithuania $0.16% 2008
108 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $0.13% 1996
109 JordanJordan $0.12% 2010
110 KazakhstanKazakhstan $0.11% 2009
=111 PolandPoland $0.07% 2011
=111 BelarusBelarus $0.07% 2011
=113 SlovakiaSlovakia $0.06% 2009
=113 CroatiaCroatia $0.06% 2008
=113 SloveniaSlovenia $0.06% 2004
=116 PalestinePalestine $0.04% 2009
=116 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $0.04% 2007
118 UkraineUkraine $0.02% 2010
=119 MontenegroMontenegro 0.0 2010
=119 RussiaRussia 0.0 2009
=119 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 2009
=119 BulgariaBulgaria 0.0 2007

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Interesting observations about Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population below $1 (PPP) per day

  • Mozambique has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1996.
  • Burundi has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1992.
  • Tanzania has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 2000.
  • Nigeria has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1996.
  • Central African Republic has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1992.
  • Rwanda has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 2000.
  • Niger has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1992.
  • Laos has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1997.
  • Malawi has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1998.
  • Zambia has ranked in the top 5 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 1991.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > population below $1 (PPP) per day since 2005.
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