| Population below poverty line (2005) | Population below poverty line (2002) | ||
![]()  | 
				Afghanistan | 53% (2003) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Albania | 25% (2004 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				American Samoa | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Angola | 70% (2003 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Anguilla | 23% (2002) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Antigua and Barbuda | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Argentina | 44.3% (June 2004) | 37% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Armenia | 50% (2002 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Aruba | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Australia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Austria | 3.9% (1999) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Azerbaijan | 49% (2002 est.) | 49% (2002) | 
![]()  | 
				Bahamas, The | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Bahrain | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Bangladesh | 45% (2004 est.) | 36% | 
![]()  | 
				Barbados | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Belarus | 27.1% (2003 est.) | 22% (1995 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Belgium | 4% (1989 est.) | 4% | 
![]()  | 
				Benin | 33% (2001 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Bermuda | 19% (2000) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Bhutan | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Bolivia | 64% (2004 est.) | 70% (1999 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25% (2004 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Botswana | 47% (2002 est.) | 47% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				British Virgin Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Brunei | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Bulgaria | 13.4% (2002 est.) | 35% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Burkina Faso | 45% (2003 est.) | 45% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Burundi | 68% (2002 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Cambodia | 40% (2004 est.) | 36% (1997 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Canada | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Cayman Islands | NA (2002 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Central African Republic | NA (1993) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Chile | 20.6% (2000) | 22% (1998 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Christmas Island | - | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | - | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Colombia | 55% (2001) | 55% (2001) (2001) | 
![]()  | 
				Comoros | 60% (2002 est.) | 60% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Congo, Republic of the | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Cook Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Costa Rica | 18% (2004 est.) | 21% (1999 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Cote d'Ivoire | 37% (1995) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Croatia | 11% (2003) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Cuba | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Czech Republic | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Denmark | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Dominica | 30% (2002 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				East Timor | 42% (2003 est.) | 42% (2002 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Ecuador | 45% (2001 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Egypt | 16.7% (2000 est.) | 23% (FY95/96 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				El Salvador | 36.1% (2003 est.) | 48% (1999 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Equatorial Guinea | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Eritrea | 50% (2004 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Estonia | NA (2000) | NA% (2000) | 
![]()  | 
				Ethiopia | 50% (2004 est.) | 64% (1996) | 
![]()  | 
				European Union | See individual country listings | - | 
![]()  | 
				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Fiji | 25.5% (1990-91) | 26% (1990-91 ) | 
![]()  | 
				Finland | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				France | 6.5% (2000) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Gabon | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Gambia, The | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Gaza Strip | 81% (2004 est.) | 1% 60% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Germany | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Ghana | 31.4% (1992 est.) | 31% (1992 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Greece | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Grenada | 32% (2000) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Guatemala | 75% (2004 est.) | 60% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Guinea | 40% (2003 est.) | 40% (1994 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Guinea-Bissau | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Guyana | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Haiti | 80% (2003 est.) | 80% (1998 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Hong Kong | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Hungary | 8.6% (1993 est.) | 9% (1993 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Iran | 40% (2002 est.) | 53% (1996 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Iraq | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Isle of Man | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Israel | 18% (2001 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Italy | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Jamaica | 19.7% (2002 est.) | 34% (1992 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Japan | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Kazakhstan | 19% (2004 est.) | 26% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Kiribati | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Korea, North | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Kuwait | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Kyrgyzstan | 40% (2004 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Laos | 40% (2002 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Latvia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Lesotho | 49% (1999) | 49% (1999 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Libya | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Lithuania | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Macau | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Macedonia | 30.2% (2003 est.) | - | 
![]()  | 
				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 24% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Madagascar | 50% (2004 est.) | 70% (1994 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Malawi | 55% (2004 est.) | 54% (FY90/91 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; 76% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Marshall Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Mauritania | 40% (2004 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Mexico | 40% (2003 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.7% | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Mongolia | 36.1% (2004 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Montserrat | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Namibia | 50% (2002 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Nauru | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Nepal | 42% (1995-96) | 42% (FY95/96 est. ) | 
![]()  | 
				Netherlands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Netherlands Antilles | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				New Zealand | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Nigeria | 60% (2000 est.) | 45% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Niue | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Norfolk Island | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Northern Mariana Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Norway | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Oman | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Pakistan | 32% (FY00/01 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Palau | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Papua New Guinea | 37% (2002 est.) | 37% | 
![]()  | 
				Peru | 54% (2003 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Pitcairn Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Poland | 18.4% (2000 est.) | 18% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Portugal | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Puerto Rico | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Qatar | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Romania | 28.9% (2002) | 45% (2000) | 
![]()  | 
				Russia | 25% (January 2003 est.) | 40% (1999 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Rwanda | 60% (2001 est.) | 70% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Saint Helena | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Saint Lucia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Samoa | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Sao Tome and Principe | 54% (2004 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Saudi Arabia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Serbia and Montenegro | 30% (1999 est.) | 30% | 
![]()  | 
				Seychelles | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Singapore | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Slovakia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Slovenia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Solomon Islands | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Somalia | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Spain | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Sudan | 40% (2004 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Suriname | 70% (2002 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Svalbard | - | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Swaziland | 40% (1995) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Sweden | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Switzerland | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Syria | 20% (2004 est.) | 15%-25% | 
![]()  | 
				Tajikistan | 60% (2004 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Tanzania | 36% (2002 est.) | 51% (1991 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Thailand | 10% (2004 est.) | 13% (1998 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Tokelau | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Tonga | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Tunisia | 7.6% (2001 est.) | 6% (2000 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Turkey | 20% (2002) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Turkmenistan | 58% (2003 est.) | 34% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Tuvalu | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Ukraine | 29% (2003 est.) | 29% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				United Arab Emirates | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				United Kingdom | 17% (2002 est.) | 17% | 
![]()  | 
				United States | 12% (2004 est.) | 13% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Uruguay | 21% of households (2003) | 6% (1997) | 
![]()  | 
				Uzbekistan | 28% (2004 est.) | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Vanuatu | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Venezuela | 47% (1998 est.) | 67% (1997 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Vietnam | 28.9% (2002 est.) | 37% (1998 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				West Bank | 59% (2004 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Western Sahara | NA | NA% | 
![]()  | 
				Yemen | 45.2% (2003) | NA | 
![]()  | 
				Zambia | 86% (1993) | 86% (1993 est.) | 
![]()  | 
				Zimbabwe | 70% (2002 est.) | 60% (1999 est.) |