Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population below national poverty line > Rural: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of country's population that lives in rural poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 88% | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 79.9% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 78.5% | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Zambia | 77.9% | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.6% | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 74.8% | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Gambia | 73.9% | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Madagascar | 73.5% | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Togo | 73.4% | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Swaziland | 73.1% | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Honduras | 71.6% | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Guatemala | 71.4% | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Central African Republic | 69.4% | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Nigeria | 69% | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Burundi | 68.9% | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Liberia | 67.7% | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Bolivia | 66.4% | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Guinea | 64.7% | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Niger | 63.9% | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Nicaragua | 63.3% | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Mexico | 60.8% | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Lesotho | 60.5% | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Panama | 59.8% | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Mauritania | 59.4% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Chad | 58.6% | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Sudan | 57.6% | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Senegal | 57.1% | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Mozambique | 56.9% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Malawi | 56.6% | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Peru | 56.5% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | South Sudan | 55.4% | 2009 | ||
| =32 | Tajikistan | 55% | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Cameroon | 55% | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.2% | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 52.6% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | East Timor | 51.5% | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Ecuador | 50.9% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Philippines | 50.7% | 1997 | ||
| 39 | Mali | 50.6% | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Kenya | 49.1% | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Rwanda | 48.7% | 2011 | ||
| =41 | Comoros | 48.7% | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 48.44% | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Mongolia | 47.8% | 2010 | ||
| 45 | El Salvador | 46.5% | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Colombia | 46.1% | 2011 | ||
| =47 | Paraguay | 44.8% | 2011 | ||
| =47 | Botswana | 44.8% | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Gabon | 44.6% | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Cape Verde | 44.3% | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Belize | 44.2% | 2002 | ||
| 52 | Fiji | 43.3% | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 41.3% | 1996 | ||
| 54 | Yemen | 40.1% | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5% | 2010 | ||
| 56 | Iraq | 39.3% | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Ghana | 39.2% | 2006 | ||
| 58 | Turkey | 38.7% | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Afghanistan | 37.5% | 2008 | ||
| =60 | Namibia | 37.4% | 2009 | ||
| =60 | Tanzania | 37.4% | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Benin | 36.1% | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Armenia | 36% | 2010 | ||
| 64 | Bangladesh | 35.16% | 2010 | ||
| 65 | Cambodia | 34.5% | 2007 | ||
| 66 | India | 33.8% | 2010 | ||
| 67 | Laos | 31.7% | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Bhutan | 30.9% | 2007 | ||
| 69 | Georgia | 30.7% | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Ethiopia | 30.4% | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Moldova | 30.3% | 2010 | ||
| 72 | Egypt | 30% | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Costa Rica | 29.3% | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Nepal | 27.4% | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Uganda | 27.2% | 2009 | ||
| =76 | Vietnam | 27% | 2010 | ||
| =76 | Pakistan | 27% | 2006 | ||
| 78 | Jamaica | 25.1% | 2002 | ||
| 79 | Romania | 22.3% | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Republic of Macedonia | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Russia | 21.2% | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Jordan | 19% | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Montenegro | 18.4% | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.8% | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Thailand | 16.67% | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Indonesia | 15.1% | 2012 | ||
| 88 | Albania | 14.6% | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Morocco | 14.5% | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Serbia | 13.6% | 2010 | ||
| 91 | Chile | 12.9% | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Latvia | 12.7% | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 9.4% | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Malaysia | 8.4% | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Uruguay | 6% | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Ukraine | 4.7% | 2008 | ||
| 97 | China | 2.5% | 2005 |
