Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%) by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
6.4%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.2%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 6.4% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.9%.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 224.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6.4% | 2011 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4.2% | 2014 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 3.4% | 2018 | up 224.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 3.3% | 2016 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 2.6% | 2013 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2018 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 7 | Nepal | 2.2% | 2016 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2017 | up 139.0% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 1.4% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 1.3% | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2014 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Albania | 0.3% | 2012 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2020 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2004 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2005 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |