Population below poverty line (2006) | Population below poverty line (2003) | ||
Afghanistan | 53% (2003) | NA% | |
Albania | 25% (2004 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | |
Algeria | 25% (2005 est.) | 23% (1999 est.) | |
Angola | 70% (2003 est.) | NA% | |
Anguilla | 23% (2002) | NA% | |
Argentina | 38.5% (June 2005) | 37% (2001 est.) | |
Armenia | 43% (2003 est.) | 50% (2002 est.) | |
Austria | 5.9% (2004) | NA% | |
Bahamas, The | 9.3% (2004) | NA% | |
Bangladesh | 45% (2004 est.) | 35.6% (FY 95/96 est.) | |
Belarus | 27.1% (2003 est.) | 22% (1995 est.) | |
Belgium | 4% (1989 est.) | 4% | |
Benin | 33% (2001 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) | |
Bermuda | 19% (2000) | NA% | |
Bolivia | 64% (2004 est.) | 70% (1999 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25% (2004 est.) | NA% | |
Botswana | 30.3% (2003) | 47% | |
Bulgaria | Below $2.15 per day (PPP) 4% (2003) | 12.6% (2001 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 45% (2003 est.) | 45% (2001 est.) | |
Burundi | 68% (2002 est.) | 70% (2002 est.) | |
Cambodia | 40% (2004 est.) | 36% (1997 est.) | |
Canada | 15.9%; note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2003) | NA% | |
Chile | 18.2% (2005) | 21% (1998 est.) | |
Christmas Island | - | NA% | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | - | NA% | |
Colombia | 49.2% (2005) | 55% (2001) | |
Costa Rica | 18% (2004 est.) | 20.6% (1999 est.) | |
Croatia | 11% (2003) | NA% | |
Czech Republic | At risk of poverty after social transfers: 8% | NA% | |
East Timor | 42% (2003 est.) | 42% (2002 est.) | |
Ecuador | 41% (2003) | 70% (2001 est.) | |
Egypt | 20% (2005 est.) | 22.9% (FY 95/96 est.) | |
El Salvador | 36.1% (2003 est.) | 48% (1999 est.) | |
Eritrea | 50% (2004 est.) | 53% (1993/94) | |
Estonia | Below $2.15 per day (PPP) 5% (2003) | NA% (2000) | |
Ethiopia | 50% (2004 est.) | 45% (2002 est.) | |
European Union | see individual country listings | - | |
France | 6.5% (2000) | 6.4% (1999) | |
Gaza Strip | 81% (2004 est.) | 60% (2002 est.) | |
Guatemala | 75% (2004 est.) | 75% (2002 est.) | |
Guinea | 40% (2003 est.) | 40% (1994 est.) | |
Haiti | 80% (2003 est.) | 80% (2002 est.) | |
Hungary | At-risk-of poverty rate after social transfers: 12% (2003) | 8.6% (1993 est.) | |
Indonesia | 16.7% (2004) | 27% (1999) | |
Iraq | NA% | NA | |
Israel | 21% (2005) | 18% (2001 est.) | |
Jamaica | 19.1% (2003 est.) | 34.2% (1992 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 19% (2004 est.) | 26% (2001 est.) | |
Korea, South | 15% (2003 est.) | 4% (2001 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 40% (2004 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | |
Laos | 34% (2005 est.) | 40% (2002 est.) | |
Latvia | Below $2.15 per day (PPP): 3% | NA% | |
Lithuania | Less than $2.15 per day (PPP): 4% | NA% | |
Macedonia | 29.6% (2004 est.) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 24% (2001 est.) | |
Madagascar | 50% (2004 est.) | 71% (1999 est.) | |
Malawi | 55% (2004 est.) | 54% (FY 90/91 est.) | |
Maldives | 21% NA% | NA% | |
Mali | 64% (2001 est.) | 64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 70% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) | |
Mauritania | 40% (2004 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | |
Mexico | 40% (2003 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) | |
Mongolia | 36.1% (2004 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) | |
Montenegro | 12.2% (2003) | - | |
Morocco | 19% (2005 est.) | 19% (1999 est.) | |
Namibia | the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that 34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 per day | 50% (2002 est.) | |
Nepal | 31% (2003-2004) | 42% (1995-96) | |
Netherlands | 10.5% NA% | NA% | |
Norfolk Island | - | NA% | |
Pakistan | 32% (FY00/01 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | |
Paraguay | 32% (2005 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) | |
Peru | 54% (2003 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | - | NA% | |
Poland | 17% (2003 est.) | 18.4% (2000 est.) | |
Romania | At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers 12% (2003 est.) | 44.5% (2000) | |
Russia | 17.8% (2004 est.) | 25% (37622 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 54% (2004 est.) | NA% | |
Serbia | 30%
note: data covers the former Serbia and Montenegro (1999 est.) |
- | |
Serbia and Montenegro | - | 30% | |
Slovakia | At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: 21% | NA% | |
Slovenia | At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: 10% (2003) | NA% | |
Sudan | 40% (2004 est.) | NA% | |
Svalbard | - | NA% | |
Swaziland | 69% (2005) | 40% (1995) | |
Syria | 20% (2004 est.) | 15%-25% | |
Taiwan | 0.9% (2005) | 1% (2000 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 64% (2004 est.) | 60% (2001 est.) | |
Thailand | 10% (2004 est.) | 12.5% (1998 est.) | |
Tonga | 24% NA% | NA% | |
Tunisia | 7.4% (2005 est.) | 6% (2000 est.) | |
Turkey | 20% (2002) | NA% | |
Turkmenistan | 58% (2003 est.) | 34.4% (2001 est.) | |
Ukraine | 29% (2003 est.) | 29% (2001 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 17% (2002 est.) | 17% | |
United States | 12% (2004 est.) | 12.7% (2001 est.) | |
Uruguay | 22% of households (2004) | 6% (1997) | |
Uzbekistan | 28% (2004 est.) | NA% | |
Vietnam | 19.5% (2004 est.) | 37% (1998 est.) | |
West Bank | 46% including Gaza Strip (2004 est.) | 60% (2002 est.) | |
Yemen | 45.2% (2003) | NA | |
Zimbabwe | 80% (2004 est.) | 70% (2002 est.) |