Population below poverty line (Top 50 Countries)

A list by Data Squirrel

Definition: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.

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: poverty poor countries country top 50

1. Zambia 86% (1993)

2. Chad 80% (2001 est.)

3. Haiti 80% (2002 est.)

4. Moldova 80% (2001 est.)

5. Liberia 80%

6. Guatemala 75% (2002 est.)

7. Madagascar 71% (1999 est.)

8. Bolivia 70% (1999 est.)

9. Suriname 70% (2002 est.)

10. Zimbabwe 70% (2002 est.)

11. Burundi 70% (2002 est.)

12. Mozambique 70% (2001 est.)

13. Ecuador 70% (2001 est.)

14. Sierra Leone 68% (1989 est.)

15. Mali 64% average) (2001 est.)

16. Niger 63% (1993 est.)

17. Nigeria 60% (2000 est.)

18. Tajikistan 60% (2001 est.)

19. West Bank 60% (2002 est.)

20. Rwanda 60% (2001 est.)

21. Gaza Strip 60% (2002 est.)

22. Comoros 60% (2002 est.)

23. Kyrgyzstan 55% (2001 est.)

24. Colombia 55% (2001)

25. Malawi 54% (FY 90/91 est.)

26. Senegal 54% (2001 est.)

27. Georgia 54% (2001 est.)

28. Eritrea 53% (1993/94)

29. Honduras 53% (1993 est.)

30. Djibouti 50% (2001 est.)

31. Mauritania 50% (2001 est.)

32. Armenia 50% (2002 est.)

33. Peru 50% (2000 est.)

34. Namibia 50% (2002 est.)

35. Kenya 50% (2000 est.)

36. South Africa 50% (2000 est.)

37. Nicaragua 50% (2001 est.)

38. Lesotho 49% (1999)

39. Azerbaijan 49% (2002 est.)

40. Cameroon 48% (2000 est.)

41. El Salvador 48% (1999 est.)

42. Botswana 47%

43. Venezuela 47% (1998 est.)

44. Ethiopia 45% (2002 est.)

45. Burkina Faso 45% (2001 est.)

46. Romania 44.5% (2000)

47. East Timor 42% (2002 est.)

48. Nepal 42% (1995-96)

49. Swaziland 40% (1995)

50. Guinea 40% (1994 est.)

Weighted Average 56.13