Population below poverty line (2001) | Population below poverty line (2002) | ||
Albania | 19.6% (1996 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | |
Argentina | 37% (1999 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) | |
Armenia | 45% (1999 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 60% (2000 est.) | 49% (2002) | |
Bangladesh | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) | 36% | |
Benin | 37.2% (1999 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) | |
Brazil | 17.4% (1990 est.) | 22% (1998 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | NA% | 45% (2001 est.) | |
Burma | 23% (1997 est.) | 25% (2000 est.) | |
Burundi | 36.2% (1990 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) | |
Cape Verde | NA% | 30% (2000) | |
Chad | 64% (1995 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) | |
China | 10% (1999 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | |
Colombia | 55% (1999) | 55% (2001) (2001) | |
Comoros | NA% | 60% (2001 est.) | |
Costa Rica | 20.6% (1999 est.) | 21% (1999 est.) | |
Croatia | 4% (1999 est.) | NA% | |
Djibouti | NA% | 50% (2001 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 25% (1999 est.) | 25% | |
East Timor | - | 42% (2002 est.) | |
Ecuador | 50% (1999 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) | |
Egypt | 22.9% (FY95/96 est.) | 23% (FY95/96 est.) | |
Estonia | 8.9% (1995 est.) | NA% (2000) | |
Ethiopia | NA% | 64% (1996) | |
Fiji | NA% | 26% (1990-91 ) | |
Gaza Strip | NA% | 1% 60% (2001 est.) | |
Georgia | 60% (1999 est.) | 54% (2001 est.) | |
Ghana | 31.4% (1992 est.) | 31% (1992 est.) | |
Guam | NA% | 23% (2001 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 50% (1991 est.) | NA% | |
Hungary | 8.6% (1993 est.) | 9% (1993 est.) | |
India | 35% (1994 est.) | 25% (2002 est.) | |
Indonesia | 20% (1998) | 27% (1999) | |
Jamaica | 34.2% (1992 est.) | 34% (1992 est.) | |
Jordan | 30% (1998 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 35% (1999 est.) | 26% (2001 est.) | |
Kenya | 42% (1992 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | |
Korea, South | NA% | 4% (2001 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 51% (1997 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | |
Laos | 46.1% (1993 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | |
Lesotho | 49.2% (1999 est.) | 49% (1999 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 25% (2000 est.) | 24% (2001 est.) | |
Malawi | 54% (FY90/91 est.) | 54% (FY90/91 est. ) | |
Malaysia | 6.8% (1997 est.) | 8% (1998 est.) | |
Mali | NA% | 64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 76% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) | |
Mauritania | 50% (1996 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | |
Mauritius | 10.6% (1992 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | |
Mexico | 27% (1998 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | |
Moldova | 75% (1999 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) | |
Mongolia | 40% (2000 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) | |
Mozambique | 70% (2000 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) | |
Nepal | 42% (FY95/96 est.) | 42% (FY95/96 est. ) | |
Nicaragua | 50% (2000 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | |
Pakistan | 40% (2000 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | |
Paraguay | 36% (2000 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) | |
Peru | 49% (1994 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | |
Philippines | 41% (1997 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | |
Poland | 18.4% (2000 est.) | 18% (2000 est.) | |
Romania | 44.5% (2000) | 45% (2000) | |
Senegal | NA% | 54% (2001 est.) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 30% | |
Taiwan | 1% (1999 est.) | 1% (2000 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 80% (2000 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) | |
Tanzania | 51.1% (1991 est.) | 51% (1991 est.) | |
Thailand | 12.5% (1998 est.) | 13% (1998 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 58% (1999 est.) | 34% (2001 est.) | |
Uganda | 55% (1993 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | |
Ukraine | 50% (1999 est.) | 29% (2001 est.) | |
United States | 12.7% (1999 est.) | 13% (2001 est.) | |
Uruguay | NA% | 6% (1997) | |
West Bank | NA% | 50% (2001 est.) | |
Yemen | 19% (1992 est.) | NA | |
Yugoslavia | NA% | - |