Rankings
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Poverty ($3/day)
48 of 54 countries reporting · annual · World Bank
Latest reported period varies by country — dates shown
| Rank | Country | Value descending | As of | vs previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 0.5% | 2017 | — | + compare |
| 2 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 0.7% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | → 0 | + compare |
| 4 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | ↓ 0.6 pts | + compare |
| 5 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 3.8% | 2017 | — | + compare |
| 6 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 5.1% | 2024 | ↓ 3.8 pts | + compare |
| 7 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% | 2022 | — | + compare |
| 8 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 10.1% | 2014 | — | + compare |
| 9 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | ↓ 1.5 pts | + compare |
| 10 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 11 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 13% | 2017 | — | + compare |
| 12 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 14.6% | 2015 | — | + compare |
| 13 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | ↓ 10.5 pts | + compare |
| 14 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | ↓ 1.2 pts | + compare |
| 15 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | ↓ 0.9 pts | + compare |
| 16 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 21.4% | 2015 | — | + compare |
| 17 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 22% | 2020 | ↑ 4.9 pts | + compare |
| 18 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 22.9% | 2015 | — | + compare |
| 19 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 25.4% | 2017 | — | + compare |
| 20 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | ↓ 2.3 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | ↓ 10 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 33.6% | 2016 | ↑ 1.9 pts | + compare |
| 23 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | ↓ 0.6 pts | + compare |
| 24 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | ↑ 6.7 pts | + compare |
| 25 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | ↑ 5.6 pts | + compare |
| 26 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | ↓ 25.2 pts | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 39% | 2016 | — | + compare |
| 28 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 39.3% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 29 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 39.5% | 2022 | ↓ 2.4 pts | + compare |
| 30 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | ↑ 2.8 pts | + compare |
| 31 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 41.5% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 32 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | ↑ 7.6 pts | + compare |
| 33 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 41.9% | 2017 | — | + compare |
| 34 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | ↓ 5.6 pts | + compare |
| 35 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 44.5% | 2016 | — | + compare |
| 36 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | ↓ 0.9 pts | + compare |
| 37 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 49.2% | 2019 | ↑ 4.5 pts | + compare |
| 38 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 39 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 59.8% | 2019 | ↓ 0.3 pts | + compare |
| 40 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | ↑ 1.5 pts | + compare |
| 41 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | — | + compare |
| 42 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 71.6% | 2021 | — | + compare |
| 43 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | ↑ 3.8 pts | + compare |
| 44 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | — | + compare |
| 45 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | ↑ 3.7 pts | + compare |
| 46 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 76.5% | 2016 | — | + compare |
| 47 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | ↓ 0.2 pts | + compare |
| 48 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 85.3% | 2020 | — | + compare |
| Median | 37.35% | median of shown |