Population below poverty line (%) 2017 country comparisons, ranks, By Rank


Rank	Country	Value	Date of Info
1	Syria	82.5%	2014
2	Madagascar	75.3%	2010
3	Zimbabwe	72.3%	2012
4	Sierra Leone	70.2%	2004
5	Suriname	70%	2002
5	Nigeria	70%	2010
6	Swaziland	69%	2006
7	Burundi	68%	2002
8	Tanzania	67.9%	2011
9	Guinea-Bissau	67%	2015
10	Sao Tome and Principe	66.2%	2009
11	Liberia	63.8%	2007
12	Congo, Democratic Republic Of The	63%	2012
12	Niger	63%	1993
13	Zambia	60.5%	2010
14	Honduras	60%	2010
15	Guatemala	59.3%	2014
16	Haiti	58.5%	2012
17	Lesotho	57.1%	2010
18	Yemen	54%	2014
19	Malawi	52.4%	2004
20	Mozambique	52%	2009
21	South Sudan	50.6%	2009
22	Eritrea	50%	2004
23	Gambia, The	48.4%	2010
24	Cameroon	48%	2000
25	Guinea	47%	2006
26	Chad	46.7%	2011
26	Burkina Faso	46.7%	2009
26	Senegal	46.7%	2011
27	Congo, Republic Of The	46.5%	2011
27	Sudan	46.5%	2009
28	Comoros	44.8%	2004
29	Kenya	43.4%	2012
30	Cote d'Ivoire	42%	2006
31	Dominican Republic	41.1%	2013
32	Belize	41%	2013
33	Angola	40.5%	2006
34	Mauritania	40%	2004
35	Rwanda	39.1%	2015
36	Grenada	38%	2008
37	Benin	37.4%	2007
38	Timor-Leste	37%	2011
38	Papua New Guinea	37%	2002
39	El Salvador	36.5%	2010
40	Mali	36.1%	2005
41	Greece	36%	2014
42	South Africa	35.9%	2012
43	Afghanistan	35.8%	2011
44	Tajikistan	35.6%	2013
45	Guyana	35%	2006
46	Paraguay	34.7%	2010
47	Kyrgyzstan	33.7%	2011
48	Burma	32.7%	2007
49	Venezuela	32.1%	2013
50	Armenia	32%	2013
50	Togo	32%	1989
51	Bangladesh	31.5%	2010
52	Fiji	31%	2009
53	Macedonia	30.4%	2011
54	Botswana	30.3%	2003
55	Cabo Verde	30%	2000
55	Kosovo	30%	2013
56	Italy	29.9%	2012
57	India	29.8%	2010
58	Nicaragua	29.6%	2015
58	Ethiopia	29.6%	2014
59	Dominica	29%	2009
60	Virgin Islands	28.9%	2002
61	Namibia	28.7%	2010
62	Lebanon	28.6%	2004
63	Colombia	27.8%	2015
64	Micronesia, Federated States Of	26.7%	2000
65	Tuvalu	26.3%	2010
66	Panama	26%	2012
67	Peru	25.8%	2012
68	Ecuador	25.6%	December 2013 t
69	Philippines	25.2%	2012
69	Nepal	25.2%	2011
69	Egypt	25.2%	2011
70	Iraq	25%	2008
71	Costa Rica	24.8%	2011
72	Ghana	24.2%	2013
73	Ukraine	24.1%	2010
74	Tonga	24%	FY03/04
75	Guam	23%	2001
75	Anguilla	23%	2002
75	Algeria	23%	2006
76	Romania	22.4%	2012
77	Pakistan	22.3%	FY2005
78	Laos	22%	2013
79	Bulgaria	21.8%	2014
80	Estonia	21.6%	2014
80	Mongolia	21.6%	2014
81	Spain	21.1%	2012
82	Moldova	20.8%	2013
83	French Polynesia	19.7%	2009
83	Uganda	19.7%	2013
84	Hong Kong	19.6%	2012
85	United Arab Emirates	19.5%	2003
85	Croatia	19.5%	2014
86	Portugal	18.7%	2012
86	Iran	18.7%	2007
87	Uruguay	18.6%	2010
88	West Bank	18%	2011
89	Cambodia	17.7%	2012
90	Poland	17.3%	2012
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.2%	2011
92	Uzbekistan	17%	2011
92	Trinidad and Tobago	17%	2007
93	Turkey	16.9%	2010
94	Jamaica	16.5%	2009
95	Japan	16.1%	2013
96	Maldives	16%	2008
97	Malta	15.9%	2014
98	Germany	15.5%	2010
98	Tunisia	15.5%	2010
99	United States	15.1%	2010
99	Belgium	15.1%	2013
100	Morocco	15%	2007
100	United Kingdom	15%	2013
101	Hungary	14.9%	2015
102	Korea, South	14.6%	2013
103	Chile	14.4%	2013
104	Albania	14.3%	2012
105	Jordan	14.2%	2002
106	Sweden	14%	2011
107	Slovenia	13.5%	2012
108	Denmark	13.4%	2011
109	Slovakia	12.6%	2014
109	Thailand	12.6%	2012
110	Bhutan	12%	2012
111	Indonesia	11.3%	2014
111	Vietnam	11.3%	2012
112	Russia	11.2%	2014
113	Bermuda	11%	2008
114	Bahamas, The	9.3%	2010
115	Serbia	9.2%	2013
115	Georgia	9.2%	2010
115	Greenland	9.2%	2007
116	Netherlands	9.1%	2013
117	Sri Lanka	8.9%	2010
118	Czechia	8.6%	2012
118	Montenegro	8.6%	2013
119	Ireland	8.2%	2013
120	France	8.1%	2012
121	Mauritius	8%	2006
122	Switzerland	7.6%	2011
123	Belarus	6.3%	2012
124	Azerbaijan	6%	2012
125	Kazakhstan	5.3%	2011
126	Austria	4%	2014
126	Lithuania	4%	2008
127	Malaysia	3.8%	2009
128	Taiwan	1.5%	2012
129	Turkmenistan	0.2%	2012




Population below poverty line (%) 2017 Country Ranks, By Rank SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2017