Poverty rates Population below international poverty linesa
International poverty line in local currency
Population Poverty gap Population below at $1.25 below $2 a day a day $1.25 a day % % %
Poverty gap at $2 a day %
Population Poverty gap Population below at $1.25 below $2 a day a day $1.25 a day % % %
Poverty gap at $2 a day %
$1.25 a day
$2 a day
2005
2005
Guinea-Bissau
355.3
568.6
1993
52.1
20.6
75.7
37.4
2002
48.9
16.6
78.0
Guyana
131.5c
210.3c
1993e
6.9
1.5
17.1
5.4
1998e
8.7
2.8
18.0
6.7
Haiti
24.2c
38.7c
..
..
..
..
2001
61.7
32.3
77.5
46.7
Honduras
12.1c
19.3c
2008f
21.4
11.8
32.6
17.5
2009 f
17.9
9.4
29.8
14.9
2004
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2007
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Hungary
171.9
275.0
Survey year b
Survey year b
34.9
19.5i
31.2i
2005h
41.6
10.5
75.6
29.5
2010h
32.7
7.5
68.7
24.5
Indonesia
5,241.0i
8,385.7i
2010h
18.1
3.3
46.1
14.3
2011h
16.2
2.7
43.3
13.0
Iran, Islamic Rep.
3,393.5
5,429.6
1998
<2
<0.5
8.3
1.8
2005
<2
<0.5
8.0
1.8
799.8
1,279.7
..
..
..
..
2007
2.8
<0.5
21.4
4.4
<2
<0.5
8.5
1.5
2004
<2
<0.5
5.4
0.8
India
Iraq Jamaica Jordan
54.2c
86.7c
2002
0.6
1.0
2008
<2
<0.5
2.1
<0.5
2010
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Kazakhstan
81.2
129.9
2008
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2009
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Kenya
40.9
65.4
1997
19.6
4.6
42.7
14.7
2005
43.4
16.9
67.2
31.8
Kyrgyz Republic
16.2
26.0
2010
6.7
1.5
22.9
6.4
2011
5.0
1.1
21.6
5.4
4,677.0
7,483.2
2002
44.0
12.1
76.9
31.1
2008
33.9
9.0
66.0
24.8
Lao PDR Latvia
0.4
0.7
2008
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2009
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Lesotho
4.3
6.9
1994
46.2
25.6
59.7
36.1
2003
43.4
20.8
62.3
33.1
..
..
..
..
2007
83.8
40.9
94.9
59.6
2004
<2
<0.5
<2
0.5
2008
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Liberia
0.6
1.0
Lithuania
2.1
3.3
Macedonia, FYR Madagascar Malawi
29.5
47.2
2009
<2
<0.5
5.9
0.9
2010
<2
<0.5
6.9
1.2
945.5
1,512.8
2005
67.8
26.5
89.6
46.9
2010
81.3
43.3
92.6
60.1
2004
73.9
32.3
90.5
51.8
2010
61.6
26.2
82.3
44.0
<2
<0.5
2.9
<0.5
2009e
<2
<0.5
2.3
<0.5
71.2
113.8
Malaysia
2.6
4.2
Maldives
358.3
573.5
1998
25.6
13.1
37.0
20.0
2004
<2
<0.5
12.2
2.5
Mali
362.1
579.4
2006
51.4
18.8
77.1
36.5
2010
50.4
16.4
78.7
35.2
Mauritania
17.7
2007e
157.1
251.3
2004
25.4
7.0
52.6
19.2
2008
23.4
6.8
47.7
Mexico
9.6
15.3
2008
<2
<0.5
5.2
1.3
2010
<2
<0.5
4.5
1.0
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0.8 c
..
..
..
..
31.2
16.3
44.7
24.5
Moldova
6.0
9.7
2009
<2
<0.5
7.1
1.2
2010
<2
<0.5
4.4
0.7
Montenegro
0.6
1.0
2009
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2010
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
6.9
11.0
2001
6.3
0.9
24.3
6.3
2007
2.5
0.5
14.0
3.2
14,532.1 23,251.4
2003
74.7
35.4
90.0
53.6
2008
59.6
25.1
81.8
42.9
Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger
1.3c
2000 d
6.3
10.1
1993e
49.1
24.6
62.2
36.5
2004 e
31.9
9.5
51.1
21.8
33.1
52.9
2003
53.1
18.4
77.3
36.6
2010
24.8
5.6
57.3
19.0
14.6c
2001e
14.4
3.7
34.4
11.5
2005e
11.9
2.4
31.7
9.6
2005
50.2
18.3
75.3
35.6
2008
43.6
12.4
75.2
30.8
9.1c 334.2
534.7
Nigeria
98.2
157.2
2004
63.1
28.7
83.1
45.9
2010
68.0
33.7
84.5
50.2
Pakistan
25.9
41.4
2006
22.6
4.1
61.0
18.8
2008
21.0
3.5
60.2
17.9
2009 f
5.9
1.8
14.6
4.9
2010 f
6.6
2.1
13.8
5.1
..
..
..
..
1996
35.8
12.3
57.4
25.5
Panama
0.8c
1.2c
Papua New Guinea
2.1c
3.4 c
Paraguay Peru Philippines
4,255.6
2009 f
7.6
3.2
14.2
6.0
2010 f
7.2
3.0
13.2
5.7
2.1
3.3
2009 f
5.5
1.6
14.0
4.6
2010 f
4.9
1.3
12.7
4.1
2,659.7 30.2
48.4
2006
22.6
5.5
45.0
16.4
2009
18.4
3.7
41.5
13.8
Poland
2.7
4.3
2010
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2011
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
Romania
2.1
3.4
2010
<2
<0.5
<2
0.5
2011
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
16.7
26.8
2008
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
2009
<2
<0.5
<2
<0.5
295.9
473.5
2006
72.1
34.8
87.4
52.2
2011
63.2
26.6
82.4
44.6
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