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Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%)

· lower is better · 158 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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Related rankingsPoverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)Prosperity gapPoverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population)Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%)lossOverall losscoef_ineqPoverty gap at $2.15/dayPoverty gap at $3.65/dayPoverty gap at $6.85/dayPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day

League table

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  1. 1Uzbekistan5.8
  2. 2Costa Rica17.1
  3. 3Dominican Republic17.3
  4. 4Ecuador21.4
  5. 5Honduras60.1

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%)

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) by country 2025 | worldgovdata