Economy > Poverty > Share of all poor people: Countries Compared
Author: Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor
The distribution of the poor over different countries is indicative of nothing more than their spread geographically. China and India, the <a href=/graph/peo_pop>world’s most populous nations</a>, are home to over 63% of the world’s poorest and while they rank low on <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_cap>GDP per capita</a>, are high on GDP ranking in terms of <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_ppp>purchasing power parity</a>, China 2nd behind the USA and India 4th.
It is also interesting to compare the global distribution of the poor with the proportion of <a href=/graph/eco_pop_bel_pov_lin&int=-1>people living below the poverty line</a> within each country and the ratios of a country’s poor with the distribution of wealth within each country. In India, for example, <a href=/graph/eco_inc_dis_ric_10&int=-1>the richest tenth</a> consume 33.5% of the resources, in China (and the USA) around 30.5%).
It is also interesting to compare the global distribution of the poor with the proportion of <a href=/graph/eco_pop_bel_pov_lin&int=-1>people living below the poverty line</a> within each country and the ratios of a country’s poor with the distribution of wealth within each country. In India, for example, <a href=/graph/eco_inc_dis_ric_10&int=-1>the richest tenth</a> consume 33.5% of the resources, in China (and the USA) around 30.5%).
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The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.
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Interesting observations about Economy > Poverty > Share of all poor people
- India ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Russia ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Eastern Europe in 2003.
- Mexico ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
- Ethiopia ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
- Nigeria ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- China ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- Brazil ranked first for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
- Ukraine ranked second for poverty > share of all poor people amongst Former Soviet republics in 2003.
- 8 of the top 9 countries by poverty > share of all poor people are Hot countries.
- 8 of the bottom 9 countries by poverty > share of all poor people are European.
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It is also interesting to compare the global distribution of the poor with the proportion of <a href=/graph/eco_pop_bel_pov_lin&int=-1>people living below the poverty line</a> within each country and the ratios of a country’s poor with the distribution of wealth within each country. In India, for example, <a href=/graph/eco_inc_dis_ric_10&int=-1>the richest tenth</a> consume 33.5% of the resources, in China (and the USA) around 30.5%).
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