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SOURCE
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
DEFINITION
National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Economy Statistics > Population below poverty line (per $ GDP) (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Comoros :
238,888.404 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Comoran Economy
# 2
East Timor :
122,377.622 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Timorese Economy
# 3
Dominica :
119,030.142 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Dominican Economy
# 4
Burundi :
108,263.688 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Burundian Economy
# 5
Gaza Strip :
81,632.653 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Economy
# 6
Suriname :
73,621.586 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Surinamese Economy
# 7
Belize :
35,938.422 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Belizean Economy
# 8
West Bank :
35,294.118 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Economy
# 9
Haiti :
22,923.989 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Haitian Economy
# 10
Laos :
21,860.408 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Lao Economy
# 11
Armenia :
21,040.804 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Armenian Economy
# 12
Namibia :
16,015.862 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Namibian Economy
# 13
Papua New Guinea :
12,363.591 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Papua New Guinean Economy
# 14
Virgin Islands :
11,560 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Virgin Islander Economy
# 15
Macedonia, Republic of :
7,965.591 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Macedonian Economy
# 16
Botswana :
7,921.421 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Motswana -Batswana Economy
# 17
Azerbaijan :
7,857.57 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Azerbaijani Economy
# 18
Ethiopia :
6,057.469 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Ethiopian Economy
# 19
Turkmenistan :
6,051.059 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Turkmen Economy
# 20
Afghanistan :
5,697.739 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Afghan Economy
# 21
Tanzania :
3,689.259 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Tanzanian Economy
# 22
Guatemala :
3,223.278 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Guatemalan Economy
# 23
Zimbabwe :
3,196.781 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Zimbabwean Economy
# 24
Jamaica :
2,291.329 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Jamaican Economy
# 25
Uruguay :
1,930.48 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Uruguayan Economy
# 26
Jordan :
1,481.914 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Jordanian Economy
# 27
Sri Lanka :
1,330.415 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Sri Lankan Economy
# 28
Costa Rica :
1,222.965 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Costa Rican Economy
# 29
Bulgaria :
858.951 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Bulgarian Economy
# 30
Slovakia :
856.544 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Slovak Economy
# 31
Vietnam :
823.939 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Vietnamese Economy
# 32
Romania :
630.667 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Romanian Economy
# 33
Iran :
343.581 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Iranian Economy
# 34
Turkey :
108.762 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Turkish Economy
# 35
Thailand :
81.969 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Thai Economy
# 36
Malaysia :
53.592 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Malaysian Economy
# 37
India :
49.221 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
Indian Economy
# 38
United Kingdom :
10.818 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2002
British Economy
Weighted average:
25,909.1 %
per $1 trillion of GD
DEFINITION: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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"Population below poverty line (per $ GDP) (2002) by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/eco_pop_bel_pov_lin_pergdp-below-poverty-line-per-gdp&date=2002
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