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