| Population below poverty line (2003) | Population below poverty line (2004) | ||
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				Afghanistan | NA% | 23% (2002) | 
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				American Samoa | NA% | NA | 
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				Andorra | NA% | NA | 
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				Angola | NA% | 70% (2003 est.) | 
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				Anguilla | NA% | NA | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | NA% | NA | 
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				Argentina | 37% (2001 est.) | 51.7% (May 2003) | 
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				Aruba | NA% | NA | 
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				Australia | NA% | NA | 
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				Austria | NA% | 3.9% (1999) | 
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				Bahamas, The | NA% | NA | 
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				Bahrain | NA% | NA | 
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				Bangladesh | 35.6% (FY 95/96 est.) | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) | 
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				Barbados | NA% | NA | 
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				Belgium | 4% | 4% (1989 est.) | 
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				Bermuda | NA% | 19% (2000) | 
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				Bhutan | NA% | NA | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | NA% | NA (2004 est.) | 
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				Botswana | 47% | 47% (2002 est.) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Brunei | NA% | NA (1992 est.) | 
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				Bulgaria | 12.6% (2001 est.) | 13.4% (2002 est.) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 45% (2001 est.) | 45% (2003 est.) | 
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				Burundi | 70% (2002 est.) | 68% (2002 est.) | 
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				Canada | NA% | NA | 
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				Cayman Islands | NA% | NA (2002 est.) | 
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				Central African Republic | NA% | NA (1993) | 
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				Chile | 21% (1998 est.) | 20.6% (2000 est.) | 
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				Christmas Island | NA% | NA | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA% | NA | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | NA% | NA | 
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				Cook Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Costa Rica | 20.6% (1999 est.) | 20.6% (2002 est.) | 
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				Croatia | NA% | NA | 
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				Cuba | NA% | NA | 
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				Cyprus | NA% | NA | 
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				Czech Republic | NA% | NA | 
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				Denmark | NA% | NA | 
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				East Timor | 42% (2002 est.) | 42% (2003 est.) | 
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				Ecuador | 70% (2001 est.) | 65% (2003 est.) | 
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				Egypt | 22.9% (FY 95/96 est.) | 16.7% (2000 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | NA% | NA | 
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				Estonia | NA% (2000) | NA (2000) | 
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				Ethiopia | 45% (2002 est.) | 50% (2003 est.) | 
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				European Union | - | NA | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA% | NA | 
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				Faroe Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Finland | NA% | NA | 
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				France | 6.4% (1999) | 6.5% (2000) | 
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				French Guiana | NA% | NA | 
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				French Polynesia | NA% | NA | 
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				Gabon | NA% | NA | 
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				Gambia, The | NA% | NA | 
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				Gaza Strip | 60% (2002 est.) | 60% (2003 est.) | 
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				Germany | NA% | NA | 
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				Gibraltar | NA% | NA | 
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				Greece | NA% | NA | 
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				Greenland | NA% | NA | 
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				Guadeloupe | NA% | NA | 
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				Guernsey | NA% | NA | 
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				Guinea | 40% (1994 est.) | 40% (2003 est.) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | NA% | NA | 
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				Guyana | NA% | NA | 
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				Haiti | 80% (2002 est.) | 80% (2003 est.) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | NA% | NA | 
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				Hong Kong | NA% | NA | 
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				Iceland | NA% | NA | 
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				Isle of Man | NA% | NA | 
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				Italy | NA% | NA | 
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				Jamaica | 34.2% (1992 est.) | 19.7% (2002 est.) | 
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				Japan | NA% | NA | 
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				Jersey | NA% | NA | 
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				Kiribati | NA% | NA | 
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				Korea, North | NA% | NA | 
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				Kuwait | NA% | NA | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 55% (2001 est.) | 50% (2003 est.) | 
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				Latvia | NA% | NA | 
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				Libya | NA% | NA | 
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				Liechtenstein | NA% | NA | 
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				Lithuania | NA% | NA | 
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				Luxembourg | NA% | NA | 
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				Macau | NA% | NA | 
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				Macedonia | - | 30.2% (2002 est.) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 24% (2001 est.) | - | 
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				Malawi | 54% (FY 90/91 est.) | 55% (2003 est.) | 
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				Maldives | NA% | NA | 
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				Malta | NA% | NA | 
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				Marshall Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Martinique | NA% | NA | 
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				Mayotte | NA% | NA | 
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				Mexico | 40% (2001 est.) | 40% (2003 est.) | 
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				Monaco | NA% | NA | 
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				Mongolia | 36% (2001 est.) | 33% (2003 est.) | 
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				Montserrat | NA% | NA | 
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				Nauru | NA% | NA | 
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				Netherlands | NA% | NA | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | NA% | NA | 
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				New Caledonia | NA% | NA | 
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				New Zealand | NA% | NA | 
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				Niue | NA% | NA | 
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				Norfolk Island | NA% | NA | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Norway | NA% | NA | 
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				Oman | NA% | NA | 
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				Palau | NA% | NA | 
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				Peru | 50% (2000 est.) | 54% (2003 est.) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Portugal | NA% | NA | 
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				Puerto Rico | NA% | NA | 
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				Qatar | NA% | NA | 
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				Reunion | NA% | NA | 
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				Russia | 25% (37622 est.) | 25% (January 2003 est.) | 
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				Saint Helena | NA% | NA | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA% | NA | 
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				Saint Lucia | NA% | NA | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA% | NA | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA% | NA | 
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				Samoa | NA% | NA | 
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				San Marino | NA% | NA | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | NA% | 54% NA (2004 est.) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | NA% | NA | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | 30% | 30% (1999 est.) | 
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				Seychelles | NA% | NA | 
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				Singapore | NA% | NA | 
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				Slovakia | NA% | NA | 
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				Slovenia | NA% | NA | 
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				Solomon Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Somalia | NA% | NA | 
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				Spain | NA% | NA | 
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				Sudan | NA% | NA (2004 est.) | 
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				Svalbard | NA% | NA | 
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				Sweden | NA% | NA | 
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				Switzerland | NA% | NA | 
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				Syria | 15%-25% | 20% (2003 est.) | 
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				Tajikistan | 60% (2001 est.) | 60% (2003 est.) | 
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				Thailand | 12.5% (1998 est.) | 10.4% (2002 est.) | 
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				Tokelau | NA% | NA | 
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				Tonga | NA% | NA | 
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				Tunisia | 6% (2000 est.) | 7.6% (2001 est.) | 
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				Turkey | NA% | 18% (2001) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Tuvalu | NA% | NA | 
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				Ukraine | 29% (2001 est.) | 29% (2003 est.) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | NA% | NA | 
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				United Kingdom | 17% | 17% (2002 est.) | 
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				United States | 12.7% (2001 est.) | 12% (2003 est.) | 
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				Uruguay | 6% (1997) | 23.7% (2002) | 
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				Uzbekistan | NA% | NA (2004 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | NA% | NA | 
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				Virgin Islands | NA% | NA | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | NA% | NA | 
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				West Bank | 60% (2002 est.) | 60% (2003 est.) | 
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				Western Sahara | NA% | NA | 
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				Yemen | NA | 15.7% (2001) |