Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) (% of population) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
120
Highest
89.1%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
4.1%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,250
What the numbers show
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 89.1% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 17.4%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 577.6%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 89.1% | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 87.3% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 87.2% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 83.9% | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Zambia | 81.4% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 79.7% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 76.3% | 2019 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 70.0% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 67.0% | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 64.6% | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 64.0% | 2022 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 63.7% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Rwanda | 62.2% | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.1% | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 59.5% | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 56.3% | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 55.3% | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 50.0% | 2021 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 44.7% | 2018 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 20 | South Africa | 44.5% | 2014 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.7% | 2021 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 41.3% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 23 | Gambia | 40.2% | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 24 | Syria | 39.3% | 2022 | up 577.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 37.3% | 2021 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 26 | Botswana | 35.8% | 2015 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 27 | Laos | 35.0% | 2018 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 29.2% | 2018 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 26.0% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 30 | India | 23.9% | 2022 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 20.5% | 2022 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 19.9% | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 17.6% | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 16.9% | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 16.9% | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.4% | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 37 | Venezuela | 16.4% | 2006 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 15.7% | 2014 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 41 | Ecuador | 12.1% | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 11.6% | 2013 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 11.5% | 2019 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 44 | Georgia | 11.0% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 10.7% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 9.1% | 2022 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 8.4% | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 7.5% | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Iran | 7.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 7.4% | 2019 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 7.1% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | 6.8% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Palestine | 6.1% | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 55 | Mexico | 5.7% | 2022 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 5.1% | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Jamaica | 5.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 5.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 4.5% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 4.2% | 2022 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Belize | 4.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 61 | Montenegro | 4.0% | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 3.2% | 2022 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 2.8% | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 2.6% | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 2.4% | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 2.3% | 2022 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 2.1% | 2020 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 1.8% | 2017 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 1.6% | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Japan | 1.5% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 72 | United States | 1.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 74 | Romania | 1.3% | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkey | 1.2% | 2022 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Australia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 77 | Spain | 1.0% | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 77 | Israel | 1.0% | 2021 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 77 | Italy | 1.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 0.9% | 2022 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2010 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 84 | Greece | 0.8% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 87 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 89 | Austria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 89 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 0.5% | 2022 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 92 | China | 0.5% | 2022 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2005 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2021 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Canada | 0.2% | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Germany | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Malta | 0.2% | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Russia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2020 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 109 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release