Extreme poverty by country

• 85.3highest: DR Congo (2020)
• 0.0lowest: UAE (2018)
• 9.8world (2026)
• 49countries we cover with a value

In % of people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: Our World in Data, Extreme poverty (% of people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

1. 1DR CongoAfrica · 202085.3
2. 2MozambiqueAfrica · 202281.4
3. 3MalawiAfrica · 201975.4
4. 4ZambiaAfrica · 202271.7
5. 5HaitiLatin America · 201265.1
6. 6NigerAfrica · 202160.5
7. 7UgandaAfrica · 202354.4
8. 8TanzaniaAfrica · 201851.3
9. 9KenyaAfrica · 202245.5
10. 10Burkina FasoAfrica · 202142.1
11. 11NigeriaAfrica · 202241.8
12. 12GhanaAfrica · 201639.0
13. 13EthiopiaAfrica · 202138.6
14. 14MaliAfrica · 202136.1
15. 15YemenMiddle East · 201433.3
16. 16PakistanAPAC · 202423.0
17. 17SyriaMiddle East · 202218.0
18. 18South AfricaAfrica · 202217.4
19. 19PhilippinesAPAC · 202311.5
20. 20MyanmarAPAC · 201710.3
21. 21SudanAfrica · 201410.1
22. 22BangladeshAPAC · 20225.9
23. 23LebanonMiddle East · 20225.8
24. 24IndonesiaAPAC · 20253.7
25. 25MoroccoAfrica · 20133.7
26. 26EcuadorLatin America · 20253.4
27. 27BrazilLatin America · 20243.0
28. 28IndiaAPAC · 20232.6
29. 29NepalAPAC · 20222.4
30. 30PalestineMiddle East · 20232.1
31. 31MexicoLatin America · 20241.6
32. 32EgyptAfrica · 20211.4
33. 33JapanAPAC · 20201.2
34. 34USNorth America · 20241.1
35. 35ItalyEurope · 20230.9
36. 36AustraliaAPAC · 20200.9
37. 37SpainEurope · 20230.8
38. 38GermanyEurope · 20220.7
39. 39IraqMiddle East · 20230.5
40. 40UKEurope · 20210.4
41. 41CanadaNorth America · 20220.3
42. 42JordanMiddle East · 20100.1
43. 43FranceEurope · 20230.1
44. 44RussiaEurope · 20200.0
45. 45ThailandAPAC · 20240.0
46. 46MalaysiaAPAC · 20210.0
47. 47ChinaAPAC · 20220.0
48. 48QatarMiddle East · 20170.0
49. 49UAEMiddle East · 20180.0

Source: Our World in Data, Extreme poverty (% of people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

• People aged 65 and over
• Population
• GDP per person
• Median age
• People in cities