Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
6.4%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Latvia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 6.4% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.9%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 215.7%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6.4% | 2011 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4.2% | 2014 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.2% | 2016 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 2.9% | 2013 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7% | 2018 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2018 | up 215.7% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2017 | up 148.6% | flat |
| 8 | Pakistan | 1.4% | 2018 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 9 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2016 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.1% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2018 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 12 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2020 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Albania | 0.2% | 2012 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2005 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2004 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |