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

In 2021, Madagascar leads Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) with 75. Honduras follows at 74, and the gap between the top two positions is 2. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.018.837.656.475.2MadagascarMadagascar: 7575.2HondurasHonduras: 7473.6Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.8Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 5150.5MaliMali: 4645.5TogoTogo: 4443.8Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 4343.2NigerNiger: 4141.2ColombiaColombia: 4039.7KenyaKenya: 3938.6CameroonCameroon: 3837.7Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 3837.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Madagascar 75
2 Honduras 74
3 Central African Republic 69
4 Guinea-Bissau 51
5 Mali 46
6 Togo 44
7 Burkina Faso 43
8 Niger 41
9 Colombia 40
10 Kenya 39
11 Cameroon 38
12 Cote d'Ivoire 38
13 Senegal 38
14 Argentina 37
15 Bolivia 36
16 Benin 36
17 Egypt, Arab Rep. 34
18 Ethiopia 33
19 Dominican Republic 31
20 Ecuador 28
21 Armenia 27
22 Costa Rica 26
23 Peru 26
24 Tajikistan 26
25 El Salvador 25
26 Moldova 25
27 Bulgaria 23
28 North Macedonia 23
29 Estonia 23
30 Latvia 23
31 Panama 22
32 Romania 21
33 Lithuania 21
34 Albania 21
35 Tonga 21
36 Spain 20
37 Montenegro 20
38 Serbia 20
39 Italy 20
40 Greece 19
41 Philippines 18
42 Georgia 18
43 Luxembourg 17
44 Uzbekistan 17
45 Jamaica 17
46 Malta 17
47 Tunisia 17
48 Portugal 16
49 Sweden 16
50 Switzerland 16

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in 2021, with a lead of 2 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Cote d'Ivoire at 38.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.