Population below poverty line (2004) | Population below poverty line (2005) | ||
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Afghanistan | 23% (2002) | 53% (2003) |
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Albania | 30% (2001 est.) | 25% (2004 est.) |
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Andorra | NA | NA% |
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Anguilla | NA | 23% (2002) |
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Argentina | 51.7% (May 2003) | 44.3% (June 2004) |
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Bangladesh | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) | 45% (2004 est.) |
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Belarus | 22% (1995 est.) | 27.1% (2003 est.) |
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Benin | 37% (2001 est.) | 33% (2001 est.) |
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Bolivia | 70% (1999 est.) | 64% (2004 est.) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | NA (2004 est.) | 25% (2004 est.) |
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Brunei | NA (1992 est.) | NA |
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Cambodia | 36% (1997 est.) | 40% (2004 est.) |
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Chile | 20.6% (2000 est.) | 20.6% (2000) |
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Christmas Island | NA | - |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | - |
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Costa Rica | 20.6% (2002 est.) | 18% (2004 est.) |
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Croatia | NA | 11% (2003) |
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Cyprus | NA | NA% |
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Ecuador | 65% (2003 est.) | 45% (2001 est.) |
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El Salvador | 48% (1999 est.) | 36.1% (2003 est.) |
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Eritrea | 53% (1993/94) | 50% (2004 est.) |
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Ethiopia | 50% (2003 est.) | 50% (2004 est.) |
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European Union | NA | See individual country listings |
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Faroe Islands | NA | NA% |
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French Guiana | NA | NA% |
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French Polynesia | NA | NA% |
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Gaza Strip | 60% (2003 est.) | 81% (2004 est.) |
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Gibraltar | NA | NA% |
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Greenland | NA | NA% |
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Guadeloupe | NA | NA% |
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Guatemala | 75% (2002 est.) | 75% (2004 est.) |
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Guernsey | NA | NA% |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | NA% |
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Iceland | NA | NA% |
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Jersey | NA | NA% |
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Kazakhstan | 26% (2001 est.) | 19% (2004 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 50% (2003 est.) | 40% (2004 est.) |
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Liechtenstein | NA | NA% |
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Luxembourg | NA | NA% |
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Macedonia | 30.2% (2002 est.) | 30.2% (2003 est.) |
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Madagascar | 71% (1999 est.) | 50% (2004 est.) |
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Malawi | 55% (2003 est.) | 55% (2004 est.) |
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Malta | NA | NA% |
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Martinique | NA | NA% |
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Mauritania | 50% (2001 est.) | 40% (2004 est.) |
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Mayotte | NA | NA% |
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Monaco | NA | NA% |
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Mongolia | 33% (2003 est.) | 36.1% (2004 est.) |
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New Caledonia | NA | NA% |
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Pakistan | 35% (2001 est.) | 32% (FY00/01 est.) |
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Reunion | NA | NA% |
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Romania | 44.5% (2000) | 28.9% (2002) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA | NA% |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA | NA% |
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San Marino | NA | NA% |
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Sao Tome and Principe | 54% NA (2004 est.) | 54% (2004 est.) |
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Sudan | NA (2004 est.) | 40% (2004 est.) |
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Svalbard | NA | - |
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Syria | 20% (2003 est.) | 20% (2004 est.) |
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Tajikistan | 60% (2003 est.) | 60% (2004 est.) |
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Thailand | 10.4% (2002 est.) | 10% (2004 est.) |
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Turkey | 18% (2001) | 20% (2002) |
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Turkmenistan | 34.4% (2001 est.) | 58% (2003 est.) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | NA% |
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United States | 12% (2003 est.) | 12% (2004 est.) |
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Uruguay | 23.7% (2002) | 21% of households (2003) |
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Uzbekistan | NA (2004 est.) | 28% (2004 est.) |
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Vietnam | 37% (1998 est.) | 28.9% (2002 est.) |
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Virgin Islands | NA | NA% |
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Wallis and Futuna | NA | NA% |
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West Bank | 60% (2003 est.) | 59% (2004 est.) |
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Yemen | 15.7% (2001) | 45.2% (2003) |