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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) (2006) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Tonga :
107,647.648 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Tongan Economy
# 2
Swaziland :
26,057.431 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Swazi Economy
# 3
Guinea :
14,168.563 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Guinean Economy
# 4
Fiji :
9,037.406 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Fijian Economy
# 5
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
8,310.584 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Congolese Economy
# 6
Bolivia :
5,374.866 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Bolivian Economy
# 7
Macedonia, Republic of :
4,793.206 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Macedonian Economy
# 8
Armenia :
4,136.926 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Armenian Economy
# 9
Georgia :
4,105.868 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Georgian Economy
# 10
Côte d'Ivoire :
2,402.198 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Ivoirian Economy
# 11
El Salvador :
1,677.032 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Salvadoran Economy
# 12
Uruguay :
1,419.123 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Uruguayan Economy
# 13
Mauritius :
1,240.607 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Mauritian Economy
# 14
Ecuador :
938.724 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Ecuadorian Economy
# 15
Angola :
919.763 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Angolan Economy
# 16
Costa Rica :
722.508 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Costa Rican Economy
# 17
Peru :
477.114 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Peruvian Economy
# 18
Syria :
340.952 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Syrian Economy
# 19
Philippines :
281.362 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Philippine Economy
# 20
Venezuela :
208.4 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Venezuelan Economy
# 21
Algeria :
200.476 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Algerian Economy
# 22
Argentina :
146.689 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Argentine Economy
# 23
Portugal :
93.472 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Portuguese Economy
# 24
Indonesia :
48.84 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Indonesian Economy
# 25
Thailand :
46.546 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Thai Economy
# 26
Korea, South :
16.891 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Korean Economy
# 27
Mexico :
16.445 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Mexican Economy
# 28
United Kingdom :
5.97 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
British Economy
# 29
China :
2.998 %
per $1 trillion of GD
2006
Chinese Economy
Weighted average:
6,718.6 %
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) (2006) 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=2006
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