| | Population below poverty line (2003) | Population below poverty line (2003) |
 |
Afghanistan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Albania |
30% (2001 est.) |
30% (2001 est.) |
 |
Algeria |
23% (1999 est.) |
23% (1999 est.) |
 |
American Samoa |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Andorra |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Angola |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Anguilla |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Argentina |
37% (2001 est.) |
37% (2001 est.) |
 |
Armenia |
50% (2002 est.) |
50% (2002 est.) |
 |
Aruba |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Australia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Austria |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Azerbaijan |
49% (2002 est.) |
49% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bahamas, The |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Bahrain |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Bangladesh |
35.6% (FY 95/96 est.) |
35.6% (FY 95/96 est.) |
 |
Barbados |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Belarus |
22% (1995 est.) |
22% (1995 est.) |
 |
Belgium |
4% |
4% |
 |
Belize |
33% (1999 est.) |
33% (1999 est.) |
 |
Benin |
37% (2001 est.) |
37% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bermuda |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Bhutan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Bolivia |
70% (1999 est.) |
70% (1999 est.) |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Botswana |
47% |
47% |
 |
Brazil |
22% (1998 est.) |
22% (1998 est.) |
 |
British Virgin Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Brunei |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Bulgaria |
12.6% (2001 est.) |
12.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Burkina Faso |
45% (2001 est.) |
45% (2001 est.) |
 |
Burma |
25% (2000 est.) |
25% (2000 est.) |
 |
Burundi |
70% (2002 est.) |
70% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cambodia |
36% (1997 est.) |
36% (1997 est.) |
 |
Cameroon |
48% (2000 est.) |
48% (2000 est.) |
 |
Canada |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Cape Verde |
30% (2000) |
30% (2000) |
 |
Cayman Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Central African Republic |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Chad |
80% (2001 est.) |
80% (2001 est.) |
 |
Chile |
21% (1998 est.) |
21% (1998 est.) |
 |
China |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Christmas Island |
NA% |
NA% |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Colombia |
55% (2001) |
55% (2001) |
 |
Comoros |
60% (2002 est.) |
60% (2002 est.) |
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Cook Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Costa Rica |
20.6% (1999 est.) |
20.6% (1999 est.) |
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
37% (1995) |
37% (1995) |
 |
Croatia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Cuba |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Cyprus |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Czech Republic |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Denmark |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Djibouti |
50% (2001 est.) |
50% (2001 est.) |
 |
Dominica |
30% (2002 est.) |
30% (2002 est.) |
 |
Dominican Republic |
25% |
25% |
 |
East Timor |
42% (2002 est.) |
42% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ecuador |
70% (2001 est.) |
70% (2001 est.) |
 |
Egypt |
22.9% (FY 95/96 est.) |
22.9% (FY 95/96 est.) |
 |
El Salvador |
48% (1999 est.) |
48% (1999 est.) |
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Eritrea |
53% (1993/94) |
53% (1993/94) |
 |
Estonia |
NA% (2000) |
NA% (2000) |
 |
Ethiopia |
45% (2002 est.) |
45% (2002 est.) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Faroe Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Fiji |
25.5% (1990-91) |
25.5% (1990-91) |
 |
Finland |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
France |
6.4% (1999) |
6.4% (1999) |
 |
French Guiana |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
French Polynesia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Gabon |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Gambia, The |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Gaza Strip |
60% (2002 est.) |
60% (2002 est.) |
 |
Georgia |
54% (2001 est.) |
54% (2001 est.) |
 |
Germany |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Ghana |
31.4% (1992 est.) |
31.4% (1992 est.) |
 |
Gibraltar |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Greece |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Greenland |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Grenada |
32% (2000) |
32% (2000) |
 |
Guadeloupe |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Guam |
23% (2001 est.) |
23% (2001 est.) |
 |
Guatemala |
75% (2002 est.) |
75% (2002 est.) |
 |
Guernsey |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Guinea |
40% (1994 est.) |
40% (1994 est.) |
 |
Guinea-Bissau |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Guyana |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Haiti |
80% (2002 est.) |
80% (2002 est.) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Honduras |
53% (1993 est.) |
53% (1993 est.) |
 |
Hong Kong |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Hungary |
8.6% (1993 est.) |
8.6% (1993 est.) |
 |
Iceland |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
India |
25% (2002 est.) |
25% (2002 est.) |
 |
Indonesia |
27% (1999) |
27% (1999) |
 |
Iran |
40% (2002 est.) |
40% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iraq |
NA |
NA |
 |
Ireland |
10% (1997 est.) |
10% (1997 est.) |
 |
Isle of Man |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Israel |
18% (2001 est.) |
18% (2001 est.) |
 |
Italy |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Jamaica |
34.2% (1992 est.) |
34.2% (1992 est.) |
 |
Japan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Jersey |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Jordan |
30% (2001 est.) |
30% (2001 est.) |
 |
Kazakhstan |
26% (2001 est.) |
26% (2001 est.) |
 |
Kenya |
50% (2000 est.) |
50% (2000 est.) |
 |
Kiribati |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Korea, North |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Korea, South |
4% (2001 est.) |
4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Kuwait |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
55% (2001 est.) |
55% (2001 est.) |
 |
Laos |
40% (2002 est.) |
40% (2002 est.) |
 |
Latvia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Lebanon |
28% (1999 est.) |
28% (1999 est.) |
 |
Lesotho |
49% (1999) |
49% (1999) |
 |
Liberia |
80% |
80% |
 |
Libya |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Liechtenstein |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Lithuania |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Luxembourg |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Macau |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
24% (2001 est.) |
24% (2001 est.) |
 |
Madagascar |
71% (1999 est.) |
71% (1999 est.) |
 |
Malawi |
54% (FY 90/91 est.) |
54% (FY 90/91 est.) |
 |
Malaysia |
8% (1998 est.) |
8% (1998 est.) |
 |
Maldives |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mali |
64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 70% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) |
64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 70% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) |
 |
Malta |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Marshall Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Martinique |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mauritania |
50% (2001 est.) |
50% (2001 est.) |
 |
Mauritius |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Mayotte |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mexico |
40% (2001 est.) |
40% (2001 est.) |
 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
26.7% |
26.7% |
 |
Moldova |
80% (2001 est.) |
80% (2001 est.) |
 |
Monaco |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mongolia |
36% (2001 est.) |
36% (2001 est.) |
 |
Montserrat |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Morocco |
19% (1999 est.) |
19% (1999 est.) |
 |
Mozambique |
70% (2001 est.) |
70% (2001 est.) |
 |
Namibia |
50% (2002 est.) |
50% (2002 est.) |
 |
Nauru |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Nepal |
42% (1995-96) |
42% (1995-96) |
 |
Netherlands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
New Caledonia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
New Zealand |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Nicaragua |
50% (2001 est.) |
50% (2001 est.) |
 |
Niger |
63% (1993 est.) |
63% (1993 est.) |
 |
Nigeria |
60% (2000 est.) |
60% (2000 est.) |
 |
Niue |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Norfolk Island |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Norway |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Oman |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Pakistan |
35% (2001 est.) |
35% (2001 est.) |
 |
Palau |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Panama |
37% (1999 est.) |
37% (1999 est.) |
 |
Papua New Guinea |
37% (2002 est.) |
37% (2002 est.) |
 |
Paraguay |
36% (2001 est.) |
36% (2001 est.) |
 |
Peru |
50% (2000 est.) |
50% (2000 est.) |
 |
Philippines |
40% (2001 est.) |
40% (2001 est.) |
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Poland |
18.4% (2000 est.) |
18.4% (2000 est.) |
 |
Portugal |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Puerto Rico |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Qatar |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Reunion |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Romania |
44.5% (2000) |
44.5% (2000) |
 |
Russia |
25% (37622 est.) |
25% (37622 est.) |
 |
Rwanda |
60% (2001 est.) |
60% (2001 est.) |
 |
Saint Helena |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Saint Lucia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Samoa |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
San Marino |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Senegal |
54% (2001 est.) |
54% (2001 est.) |
 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
30% |
30% |
 |
Seychelles |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Sierra Leone |
68% (1989 est.) |
68% (1989 est.) |
 |
Singapore |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Slovakia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Slovenia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Solomon Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Somalia |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
South Africa |
50% (2000 est.) |
50% (2000 est.) |
 |
Spain |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Sri Lanka |
22% (1997 est.) |
22% (1997 est.) |
 |
Sudan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Suriname |
70% (2002 est.) |
70% (2002 est.) |
 |
Svalbard |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Swaziland |
40% (1995) |
40% (1995) |
 |
Sweden |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Switzerland |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Syria |
15%-25% |
15%-25% |
 |
Taiwan |
1% (2000 est.) |
1% (2000 est.) |
 |
Tajikistan |
60% (2001 est.) |
60% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tanzania |
36% (2002 est.) |
36% (2002 est.) |
 |
Thailand |
12.5% (1998 est.) |
12.5% (1998 est.) |
 |
Togo |
32% (1989 est.) |
32% (1989 est.) |
 |
Tokelau |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Tonga |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
21% (1992 est.) |
21% (1992 est.) |
 |
Tunisia |
6% (2000 est.) |
6% (2000 est.) |
 |
Turkey |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Turkmenistan |
34.4% (2001 est.) |
34.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Tuvalu |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Uganda |
35% (2001 est.) |
35% (2001 est.) |
 |
Ukraine |
29% (2001 est.) |
29% (2001 est.) |
 |
United Arab Emirates |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
United Kingdom |
17% |
17% |
 |
United States |
12.7% (2001 est.) |
12.7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Uruguay |
6% (1997) |
6% (1997) |
 |
Uzbekistan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Vanuatu |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Venezuela |
47% (1998 est.) |
47% (1998 est.) |
 |
Vietnam |
37% (1998 est.) |
37% (1998 est.) |
 |
Virgin Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Wallis and Futuna |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
West Bank |
60% (2002 est.) |
60% (2002 est.) |
 |
Western Sahara |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Yemen |
NA |
NA |
 |
Zambia |
86% (1993) |
86% (1993) |
 |
Zimbabwe |
70% (2002 est.) |
70% (2002 est.) |