Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
7.5%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.6%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
403
What the numbers show
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 7.5% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 1.5%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 533.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 100.0%).
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 7.5% | 2014 | up 125.9% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 7.1% | 2017 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 5.2% | 2013 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2018 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 4.2% | 2016 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 6 | India | 4.0% | 2011 | up 182.3% | rising |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2018 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 2.8% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2018 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Armenia | 2.2% | 2016 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9% | 2020 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 1.6% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 13 | Albania | 1.5% | 2012 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.3% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2018 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2016 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 0.8% | 2020 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 0.6% | 2016 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2015 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2014 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2005 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2013 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2004 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2007 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 0.1% | 2013 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2008 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2015 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |