Compare Population below poverty line (2001) - Population below poverty line (2006)

Compare Population below poverty line (2001) with Population below poverty line (2006)

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	Population below poverty line (2001)	Population below poverty line (2006)
Afghanistan	NA%	53% (2003)
Albania	19.6% (1996 est.)	25% (2004 est.)
Algeria	23% (1999 est.)	25% (2005 est.)
Angola	NA%	70% (2003 est.)
Anguilla	NA%	23% (2002)
Argentina	37% (1999 est.)	38.5% (June 2005)
Armenia	45% (1999 est.)	43% (2003 est.)
Austria	NA%	5.9% (2004)
Azerbaijan	60% (2000 est.)	49% (2002 est.)
Bahamas, The	NA%	9.3% (2004)
Bangladesh	35.6% (FY95/96 est.)	45% (2004 est.)
Belarus	22% (1995 est.)	27.1% (2003 est.)
Belgium	4%	4% (1989 est.)
Benin	37.2% (1999 est.)	33% (2001 est.)
Bermuda	NA%	19% (2000)
Bolivia	70% (1999 est.)	64% (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	NA%	25% (2004 est.)
Botswana	47% (2000 est.)	30.3% (2003)
Brazil	17.4% (1990 est.)	22% (1998 est.)
Bulgaria	35% (2000 est.)	Below $2.15 per day (PPP) 4% (2003)
Burkina Faso	NA%	45% (2003 est.)
Burma	23% (1997 est.)	25% (2000 est.)
Burundi	36.2% (1990 est.)	68% (2002 est.)
Cambodia	36% (1997 est.)	40% (2004 est.)
Canada	NA%	15.9%; note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2003)
Cape Verde	NA%	30% (2000)
Chad	64% (1995 est.)	80% (2001 est.)
Chile	22% (1998 est.)	18.2% (2005)
China	10% (1999 est.)	10% (2001 est.)
Christmas Island	NA%	-
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA%	-
Colombia	55% (1999)	49.2% (2005)
Comoros	NA%	60% (2002 est.)
Costa Rica	20.6% (1999 est.)	18% (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire	NA%	37% (1995)
Croatia	4% (1999 est.)	11% (2003)
Czech Republic	NA%	At risk of poverty after social transfers: 8%
Djibouti	NA%	50% (2001 est.)
Dominica	NA%	30% (2002 est.)
Dominican Republic	25% (1999 est.)	25%
East Timor	-	42% (2003 est.)
Ecuador	50% (1999 est.)	41% (2003)
Egypt	22.9% (FY95/96 est.)	20% (2005 est.)
El Salvador	48% (1999 est.)	36.1% (2003 est.)
Eritrea	NA%	50% (2004 est.)
Estonia	8.9% (1995 est.)	Below $2.15 per day (PPP) 5% (2003)
Ethiopia	NA%	50% (2004 est.)
European Union	-	see individual country listings
Fiji	NA%	25.5% (1990-91)
France	NA%	6.5% (2000)
Gaza Strip	NA%	81% (2004 est.)
Georgia	60% (1999 est.)	54% (2001 est.)
Grenada	NA%	32% (2000)
Guam	NA%	23% (2001 est.)
Guatemala	60% (2000 est.)	75% (2004 est.)
Guinea	40% (1994 est.)	40% (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau	50% (1991 est.)	NA%
Haiti	80% (1998 est.)	80% (2003 est.)
Hungary	8.6% (1993 est.)	At-risk-of poverty rate after social transfers: 12% (2003)
India	35% (1994 est.)	25% (2002 est.)
Indonesia	20% (1998)	16.7% (2004)
Iran	53% (1996 est.)	40% (2002 est.)
Israel	NA%	21% (2005)
Jamaica	34.2% (1992 est.)	19.1% (2003 est.)
Jordan	30% (1998 est.)	30% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan	35% (1999 est.)	19% (2004 est.)
Kenya	42% (1992 est.)	50% (2000 est.)
Korea, South	NA%	15% (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan	51% (1997 est.)	40% (2004 est.)
Laos	46.1% (1993 est.)	34% (2005 est.)
Latvia	NA%	Below $2.15 per day (PPP): 3%
Lesotho	49.2% (1999 est.)	49% (1999)
Lithuania	NA%	Less than $2.15 per day (PPP): 4%
Macedonia	-	29.6% (2004 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	25% (2000 est.)	-
Madagascar	70% (1994 est.)	50% (2004 est.)
Malawi	54% (FY90/91 est.)	55% (2004 est.)
Malaysia	6.8% (1997 est.)	8% (1998 est.)
Maldives	NA%	21% NA%
Mali	NA%	64% (2001 est.)
Mauritania	50% (1996 est.)	40% (2004 est.)
Mauritius	10.6% (1992 est.)	10% (2001 est.)
Mexico	27% (1998 est.)	40% (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of	NA%	26.7%
Moldova	75% (1999 est.)	80% (2001 est.)
Mongolia	40% (2000 est.)	36.1% (2004 est.)
Montenegro	-	12.2% (2003)
Morocco	19% (1999 est.)	19% (2005 est.)
Mozambique	70% (2000 est.)	70% (2001 est.)
Namibia	NA%	the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that 34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 per day
Nepal	42% (FY95/96 est.)	31% (2003-2004)
Netherlands	NA%	10.5% NA%
Nicaragua	50% (2000 est.)	50% (2001 est.)
Nigeria	45% (2000 est.)	60% (2000 est.)
Norfolk Island	NA%	-
Pakistan	40% (2000 est.)	32% (FY00/01 est.)
Papua New Guinea	37%	37% (2002 est.)
Paraguay	36% (2000 est.)	32% (2005 est.)
Peru	49% (1994 est.)	54% (2003 est.)
Philippines	41% (1997 est.)	40% (2001 est.)
Pitcairn Islands	NA%	-
Poland	18.4% (2000 est.)	17% (2003 est.)
Romania	44.5% (2000)	At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers 12% (2003 est.)
Russia	40% (1999 est.)	17.8% (2004 est.)
Rwanda	70% (2000 est.)	60% (2001 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe	NA%	54% (2004 est.)
Senegal	NA%	54% (2001 est.)
Serbia	-	30% note: data covers the former Serbia and Montenegro (1999 est.)
Slovakia	NA%	At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: 21%
Slovenia	NA%	At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: 10% (2003)
Sudan	NA%	40% (2004 est.)
Suriname	NA%	70% (2002 est.)
Svalbard	NA%	-
Swaziland	NA%	69% (2005)
Syria	15%-25%	20% (2004 est.)
Taiwan	1% (1999 est.)	0.9% (2005)
Tajikistan	80% (2000 est.)	64% (2004 est.)
Tanzania	51.1% (1991 est.)	36% (2002 est.)
Thailand	12.5% (1998 est.)	10% (2004 est.)
Tonga	NA%	24% NA%
Tunisia	6% (2000 est.)	7.4% (2005 est.)
Turkey	NA%	20% (2002)
Turkmenistan	58% (1999 est.)	58% (2003 est.)
Uganda	55% (1993 est.)	35% (2001 est.)
Ukraine	50% (1999 est.)	29% (2003 est.)
United Kingdom	17%	17% (2002 est.)
United States	12.7% (1999 est.)	12% (2004 est.)
Uruguay	NA%	22% of households (2004)
Uzbekistan	NA%	28% (2004 est.)
Venezuela	67% (1997 est.)	47% (1998 est.)
Vietnam	37% (1998 est.)	19.5% (2004 est.)
West Bank	NA%	46% including Gaza Strip (2004 est.)
Yemen	19% (1992 est.)	45.2% (2003)
Yugoslavia	NA%	-
Zambia	86% (1993 est.)	86% (1993)
Zimbabwe	60% (1999 est.)	80% (2004 est.)