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

In 2022, Mozambique leads Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) with 65. Zambia follows at 60, and the gap between the top two positions is 5. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.016.332.548.865.0MozambiqueMozambique: 6565.0ZambiaZambia: 6060.0NigeriaNigeria: 5656.2Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 5555.4Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 5150.7ChadChad: 4544.8KenyaKenya: 4039.8ArgentinaArgentina: 3939.2South AfricaSouth Africa: 3837.9BoliviaBolivia: 3837.7ColombiaColombia: 3736.6MexicoMexico: 3636.3

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Belarus 4
52 Morocco 4

Analytical takeaways

  • Mozambique leads the global ranking for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in 2022, with a lead of 5 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Mexico at 36.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.