Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
63.2%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
4.2%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
397
What the numbers show
Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 63.2% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2%, and the mean is 12.4%.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 218.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 100.0%).
Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 63.2% | 2011 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 54.4% | 2018 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 51.3% | 2016 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 4 | Nepal | 42.4% | 2016 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 38.6% | 2018 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 6 | South Africa | 28.1% | 2014 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 22.5% | 2014 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 22.0% | 2018 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 9 | Georgia | 19.8% | 2013 | up 63.9% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 19.4% | 2017 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 18.3% | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.8% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 11.9% | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | 2020 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 10.0% | 2018 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 6.7% | 2004 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 6.1% | 2016 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 4.8% | 2010 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.4% | 2021 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2016 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 3.4% | 2013 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 22 | Mongolia | 3.3% | 2018 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 2.7% | 2012 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 2.3% | 2018 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 2.0% | 2005 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 1.1% | 2015 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2019 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2015 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2008 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2019 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2007 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | 0.2% | 2013 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2015 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2019 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |