Poverty Analysis

Global poverty rates, income inequality, and economic disparity

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Global Poverty Rate

10.2%

Living below $2.15/day

Extreme Poverty

8.4%

Living below $1.90/day

Avg Gini Index

38.5

Income inequality

People in Poverty

700M

Worldwide estimate

Poverty by Region

Poverty Trend (2000-2025)

Countries with Highest Poverty Rates

Country Poverty Rate Extreme Poverty Gini Index GDP Per Capita
🇨🇩 DR Congo 61.8% 27.8% 51.0 $502
🇸🇾 Syria 55.4% 27.8% 47.5 $1,049
🇾🇪 Yemen 47.5% 27.8% 40.2 $417
🇰🇵 North Korea 46.0% 27.8% 39.2 $530
🇦🇫 Afghanistan 45.2% 27.8% 51.3 $558
🇳🇵 Nepal 41.8% 7.8% 38.2 $5,155
🇻🇳 Vietnam 39.1% 7.8% 46.1 $11,193
🇩🇿 Algeria 33.4% 7.8% 42.0 $1,426
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 33.0% 27.8% 38.2 $172
🇱🇦 Laos 30.4% 7.8% 47.1 $9,491
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 29.2% 7.8% 35.0 $4,036
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 27.2% 7.8% 42.1 $6,645
🇮🇷 Iran 25.3% 7.8% 41.0 $971
🇳🇬 Nigeria 25.0% 7.8% 42.5 $3,700
🇺🇦 Ukraine 23.3% 7.8% 42.4 $2,435
🇬🇭 Ghana 23.2% 7.8% 44.5 $2,986
🇲🇲 Myanmar 23.2% 7.8% 44.4 $2,055
🇲🇽 Mexico 22.7% 0.0% 45.0 $17,424
🇰🇭 Cambodia 22.7% 7.8% 41.6 $6,378
🇷🇺 Russia 22.1% 0.0% 47.4 $22,201
🇰🇪 Kenya 20.9% 7.8% 42.8 $3,097
🇦🇷 Argentina 20.9% 0.0% 51.4 $23,654
🇮🇩 Indonesia 20.1% 7.8% 45.5 $12,920
🇹🇷 Turkey 19.8% 0.0% 43.1 $21,005
🇵🇰 Pakistan 19.7% 7.8% 45.0 $2,597
🇪🇬 Egypt 18.1% 7.8% 40.9 $6,596
🇹🇭 Thailand 18.0% 0.0% 42.8 $12,295
🇮🇳 India 17.7% 7.8% 35.7 $6,453
🇱🇧 Lebanon 17.5% 7.8% 43.2 $9,712
🇮🇶 Iraq 17.3% 0.0% 44.4 $4,425
🇵🇭 Philippines 16.6% 7.8% 35.5 $6,195
🇹🇿 Tanzania 15.7% 7.8% 34.3 $595
🇦🇴 Angola 15.5% 7.8% 41.6 $3,739
🇷🇴 Romania 15.3% 0.0% 41.2 $8,186
🇧🇷 Brazil 15.2% 0.0% 44.0 $15,410
🇲🇦 Morocco 14.6% 7.8% 34.4 $3,685
🇲🇾 Malaysia 12.9% 0.0% 45.9 $21,513
🇿🇦 South Africa 12.7% 0.0% 36.8 $11,440
🇵🇪 Peru 10.6% 0.0% 34.1 $12,374
🇨🇺 Cuba 10.1% 0.0% 47.7 $28,107
🇨🇳 China 7.1% 0.0% 45.8 $34,088
🇱🇾 Libya 6.6% 0.0% 41.1 $35,802
🇪🇨 Ecuador 5.4% 0.0% 40.4 $7,307
🇯🇴 Jordan 5.3% 0.0% 43.8 $11,570
🇨🇴 Colombia 3.3% 0.0% 37.1 $11,274
🇻🇪 Venezuela 3.3% 0.0% 43.6 $8,286
🇧🇳 Brunei 2.9% 0.0% 33.6 $1,359,638
🇰🇼 Kuwait 2.6% 0.0% 37.2 $174,024
🇩🇪 Germany 2.2% 0.0% 37.3 $91,582
🇳🇱 Netherlands 2.1% 0.0% 30.2 $99,099
🇪🇸 Spain 2.1% 0.0% 34.0 $57,309
🇮🇪 Ireland 2.0% 0.0% 30.4 $181,233
🇮🇱 Israel 1.9% 0.0% 34.2 $94,646
🇯🇵 Japan 1.8% 0.0% 32.9 $57,835
🇴🇲 Oman 1.3% 0.0% 29.8 $68,115
🇨🇿 Czech Republic 0.2% 0.0% 32.6 $25,077
🇧🇭 Bahrain 0.0% 0.0% 35.1 $457,497
🇹🇼 Taiwan 0.0% 0.0% 38.0 $57,650
🇳🇿 New Zealand 0.0% 0.0% 30.9 $122,664
🇨🇱 Chile 0.0% 0.0% 32.2 $26,475
🇶🇦 Qatar 0.0% 0.0% 37.4 $129,147
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 0.0% 27.0 $86,957
🇭🇰 Hong Kong 0.0% 0.0% 37.5 $87,356
🇸🇬 Singapore 0.0% 0.0% 34.0 $132,453
🇭🇺 Hungary 0.0% 0.0% 31.9 $24,091
🇬🇷 Greece 0.0% 0.0% 29.5 $63,853
🇵🇹 Portugal 0.0% 0.0% 33.4 $63,061
🇫🇮 Finland 0.0% 0.0% 29.7 $80,397
🇩🇰 Denmark 0.0% 0.0% 37.0 $121,284
🇦🇹 Austria 0.0% 0.0% 34.9 $91,733
🇧🇪 Belgium 0.0% 0.0% 40.2 $86,074
🇳🇴 Norway 0.0% 0.0% 39.6 $174,926
🇸🇪 Sweden 0.0% 0.0% 38.6 $95,739
🇵🇱 Poland 0.0% 0.0% 27.1 $31,438
🇨🇭 Switzerland 0.0% 0.0% 28.7 $158,161
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 0.0% 35.7 $54,024
🇦🇺 Australia 0.0% 0.0% 38.7 $112,480
🇰🇷 South Korea 0.0% 0.0% 40.6 $55,473
🇨🇦 Canada 0.0% 0.0% 34.5 $96,230
🇮🇹 Italy 0.0% 0.0% 33.5 $63,143
🇫🇷 France 0.0% 0.0% 28.5 $74,893
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 0.0% 0.0% 32.8 $78,228
🇺🇸 United States 0.0% 0.0% 38.7 $131,941