|
Country
|
Population below poverty line (%)
|
| Afghanistan | 23% (2002) |
| Albania | 30% (2001 est.) |
| Algeria | 23% (1999 est.) |
| American Samoa | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Andorra | NA% (1995-96) |
| Angola | 70% (2003 est.) |
| Anguilla | NA% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | NA% (2000 est.) |
| Argentina | 51.7% (May 2003) |
| Armenia | 50% (2002 est.) |
| Aruba | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Australia | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Austria | 3.9% (1999) |
| Azerbaijan | 49% (2002 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | NA% (2000 est.) |
| Bahrain | NA% (2000) |
| Bangladesh | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) |
| Barbados | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Belarus | 22% (1995 est.) |
| Belgium | 4% (1989 est.) |
| Belize | 33% (1999 est.) |
| Benin | 37% (2001 est.) |
| Bermuda | 19% NA% (2000) |
| Bhutan | NA% (1995) |
| Bolivia | 70% (1999 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | NA% (2003 est.) |
| Botswana | 47% (2002 est.) |
| Brazil | 22% (1998 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | NA% (1989 est.) |
| Brunei | NA% (1992 est.) |
| Bulgaria | 13.4% (2002 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | 45% (2003 est.) |
| Burma | 25% (2000 est.) |
| Burundi | 68% (2002 est.) |
| Cambodia | 36% (1997 est.) |
| Cameroon | 48% (2000 est.) |
| Canada | NA% (1998 est.) |
| Cape Verde | 30% (2000) |
| Cayman Islands | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Central African Republic | NA% (1993) |
| Chad | 80% (2001 est.) |
| Chile | 20.6% (2000 est.) |
| China | 10% (2001 est.) |
| Christmas Island | NA% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA% |
| Colombia | 55% (2001) |
| Comoros | 60% (2002 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA% |
| Congo, Republic of the | NA% |
| Cook Islands | NA% |
| Costa Rica | 20.6% (2002 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 37% (1995) |
| Croatia | NA% |
| Cuba | NA% |
| Cyprus | NA% |
| Czech Republic | NA% |
| Denmark | NA% |
| Djibouti | 50% (2001 est.) |
| Dominica | 30% (2002 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 25% |
| East Timor | 42% (2003 est.) |
| Ecuador | 65% (2003 est.) |
| Egypt | 16.7% (2000 est.) |
| El Salvador | 48% (1999 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | NA% |
| Eritrea | 53% (1993-94) |
| Estonia | NA% (2000) |
| Ethiopia | 50% (2003 est.) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA% |
| Faroe Islands | NA% |
| Fiji | 25.5% (1990-91) |
| Finland | NA% |
| France | 6.5% (2000) |
| French Guiana | NA% |
| French Polynesia | NA% |
| Gabon | NA% |
| Gambia, The | NA% |
| Gaza Strip | 60% (2003 est.) |
| Georgia | 54% (2001 est.) |
| Germany | NA% |
| Ghana | 31.4% (1992 est.) |
| Gibraltar | NA% |
| Greece | NA% |
| Greenland | NA% |
| Grenada | 32% (2000) |
| Guadeloupe | NA% |
| Guam | 23% (2001 est.) |
| Guatemala | 75% (2002 est.) |
| Guernsey | NA% |
| Guinea | 40% (2003 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | NA% |
| Guyana | NA% |
| Haiti | 80% (2003 est.) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | NA% |
| Honduras | 53% (1993 est.) |
| Hong Kong | NA% |
| Hungary | 8.6% (1993 est.) |
| Iceland | NA% |
| India | 25% (2002 est.) |
| Indonesia | 27% (1999) |
| Iran | 40% (2002 est.) |
| Iraq | NA |
| Ireland | 10% (1997 est.) |
| Israel | 18% (2001 est.) |
| Italy | NA% |
| Jamaica | 19.7% (2002 est.) |
| Japan | NA% |
| Jersey | NA% |
| Jordan | 30% (2001 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 26% (2001 est.) |
| Kenya | 50% (2000 est.) |
| Kiribati | NA% |
| Korea, North | NA% |
| Korea, South | 4% (2001 est.) |
| Kuwait | NA% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50% (2003 est.) |
| Laos | 40% (2002 est.) |
| Latvia | NA% |
| Lebanon | 28% (1999 est.) |
| Lesotho | 49% (1999) |
| Liberia | 80% |
| Libya | NA% |
| Liechtenstein | NA% |
| Lithuania | NA% |
| Luxembourg | NA% |
| Macau | NA% |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 30.2% (2002 est.) |
| Madagascar | 71% (1999 est.) |
| Malawi | 55% (2003 est.) |
| Malaysia | 8% (1998 est.) |
| Maldives | NA% |
| Mali | 64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 70% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) |
| Malta | NA% |
| Man, Isle of | NA% |
| Marshall Islands | NA% |
| Martinique | NA% |
| Mauritania | 50% (2001 est.) |
| Mauritius | 10% (2001 est.) |
| Mayotte | NA% |
| Mexico | 40% (2003 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.7% |
| Moldova | 80% (2001 est.) |
| Monaco | NA% |
| Mongolia | 33% (2003 est.) |
| Montserrat | NA% |
| Morocco | 19% (1999 est.) |
| Mozambique | 70% (2001 est.) |
| Namibia | 50% (2002 est.) |
| Nauru | NA% |
| Nepal | 42% (1995-96) |
| Netherlands | NA% |
| Netherlands Antilles | NA% |
| New Caledonia | NA% |
| New Zealand | NA% |
| Nicaragua | 50% (2001 est.) |
| Niger | 63% (1993 est.) |
| Nigeria | 60% (2000 est.) |
| Niue | NA% |
| Norfolk Island | NA% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | NA% |
| Norway | NA% |
| Oman | NA% |
| Pakistan | 35% (2001 est.) |
| Palau | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Panama | 37% (1999 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 37% (2002 est.) |
| Paraguay | 36% (2001 est.) |
| Peru | 54% (2003 est.) |
| Philippines | 40% (2001 est.) |
| Pitcairn Islands | NA% |
| Poland | 18.4% (2000 est.) |
| Portugal | NA% (1999 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Qatar | NA% (1999 est.) |
| Reunion | NA% (1998 est.) |
| Romania | 44.5% (2000) |
| Russia | 25% (January 2003 est.) |
| Rwanda | 60% (2001 est.) |
| Saint Helena | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA% (1997 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | NA% (2000 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA% (2000) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Samoa | NA% (1998 est.) |
| San Marino | NA% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | NA% (2001) |
| Senegal | 54% (2001 est.) |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 30% (1999 est.) |
| Seychelles | NA% (1995) |
| Sierra Leone | 68% (1989 est.) |
| Singapore | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Slovakia | NA% |
| Slovenia | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | NA% (FY95/96 est.) |
| Somalia | NA% (1999 est.) |
| South Africa | 50% (2000 est.) |
| Spain | NA% (2000) |
| Sri Lanka | 22% (1997 est.) |
| Sudan | NA% (1990-91) |
| Suriname | 70% (2002 est.) |
| Svalbard | NA% |
| Swaziland | 40% (1995) |
| Sweden | NA% |
| Switzerland | NA% (2000) |
| Syria | 20% (2003 est.) |
| Taiwan | 1% (2000 est.) |
| Tajikistan | 60% (2003 est.) |
| Tanzania | 36% (2002 est.) |
| Thailand | 10.4% (2002 est.) |
| Togo | 32% (1989 est.) |
| Tokelau | NA% (2002 est.) |
| Tonga | NA% (1999) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21% (1992 est.) |
| Tunisia | 7.6% (2001 est.) |
| Turkey | 18% (2001) |
| Turkmenistan | 34.4% (2001 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Tuvalu | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Uganda | 35% (2001 est.) |
| Ukraine | 29% (2003 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | NA% (2003 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 17% (2002 est.) |
| United States | 12% (2003 est.) |
| Uruguay | 23.7% (2002) |
| Uzbekistan | NA% (2001 est.) |
| Vanuatu | NA% (1999 est.) |
| Venezuela | 47% (1998 est.) |
| Vietnam | 37% (1998 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | NA% |
| Wallis and Futuna | NA% (2001 est.) |
| West Bank | 60% (2003 est.) |
| Western Sahara | NA% |
| Yemen | 15.7% (2001) |
| Zambia | 86% (1993) |
| Zimbabwe | 70% (2002 est.) |
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