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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.

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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
51 France 16
52 Austria 15
53 Germany 15
54 Netherlands 15
55 Turkiye 14
56 Ireland 14
57 Cyprus 14
58 Slovak Republic 14
59 Belgium 13
60 Finland 13
61 Denmark 12
62 Norway 12
63 Hungary 12
64 Poland 12
65 Slovenia 12
66 Russian Federation 11
67 Czechia 10
68 Indonesia 10
69 Thailand 6
70 Malaysia 6
71 Kazakhstan 5
72 Viet Nam 4
73 Belarus 4

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.