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Countries with the highest
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

In 2020, Congo, Dem. Rep. leads Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) with 56. Gambia, The follows at 53, and the gap between the top two positions is 3. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.014.128.142.256.2Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 5656.2Gambia, TheGambia, The: 5353.4BurundiBurundi: 5151.0MexicoMexico: 4443.9ColombiaColombia: 4343.1KenyaKenya: 4342.9ArgentinaArgentina: 4242.0BoliviaBolivia: 3939.0EcuadorEcuador: 3333.0Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 3030.4PeruPeru: 3030.1Costa RicaCosta Rica: 3030.0

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Czechia 9
52 Thailand 7
53 Kazakhstan 5
54 Belarus 5
55 Viet Nam 5
56 China 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Dem. Rep. leads the global ranking for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in 2020, with a lead of 3 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Costa Rica at 30.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.