Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Country rankings
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Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 18 countries was 4.33 percent. The highest value was in Syria: 18 percent and the lowest value was in Bhutan: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Poverty at 1.90 USD per day, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 18 | 1 | 1996 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 8.9 | 2 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 7.9 | 3 | 1984 - 2025 |
| Georgia | 7.7 | 4 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 5.9 | 5 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 5.8 | 6 | 2011 - 2022 |
| India | 5.3 | 7 | 1977 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4.5 | 8 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 4.4 | 9 | 1998 - 2025 |
| Iran | 2.8 | 10 | 1986 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 2.4 | 11 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 1.9 | 12 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 1.6 | 13 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Israel | 0.4 | 14 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 0.4 | 15 | 1995 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 16 | 2003 - 2022 |
| China | 0 | 17 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 0 | 18 | 1981 - 2024 |
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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