Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population below national poverty line > Urban: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of country's population that lives in urban poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 62.3% | 2000 | ||
| 2 | Eritrea | 62% | 1993 | ||
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.5% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Honduras | 59.8% | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Liberia | 55.1% | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Madagascar | 52% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Nigeria | 51.2% | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 51% | 2010 | ||
| =9 | Central African Republic | 49.6% | 2008 | ||
| =9 | Mozambique | 49.6% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Tajikistan | 49.4% | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 47% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Mexico | 45.5% | 2010 | ||
| 14 | East Timor | 45.2% | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Haiti | 45% | 2001 | ||
| 16 | Bolivia | 43.5% | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Lesotho | 41.5% | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Niger | 36.7% | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 36.54% | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Armenia | 36% | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Guinea | 35.4% | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Guatemala | 35% | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Togo | 34.6% | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Comoros | 34.5% | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Burundi | 34% | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Kenya | 33.7% | 2005 | ||
| 27 | El Salvador | 33.3% | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Senegal | 33.1% | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Gambia | 32.7% | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Mongolia | 32.2% | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.5% | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Swaziland | 31.1% | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Colombia | 30.3% | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Gabon | 29.8% | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.4% | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Afghanistan | 29% | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Benin | 28.3% | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 27.9% | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Zambia | 27.5% | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Nicaragua | 26.8% | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Sudan | 26.5% | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Ethiopia | 25.7% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Chad | 24.6% | 2003 | ||
| 44 | South Sudan | 24.4% | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Paraguay | 23.9% | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Belize | 23.7% | 2002 | ||
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.6% | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Rwanda | 22.1% | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Costa Rica | 22% | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Tanzania | 21.8% | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Philippines | 21.5% | 1997 | ||
| 52 | Bangladesh | 21.28% | 2010 | ||
| 53 | India | 20.9% | 2010 | ||
| 54 | Mauritania | 20.8% | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Yemen | 20.7% | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Botswana | 19.4% | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Mali | 18.9% | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Fiji | 18.6% | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Georgia | 18.4% | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Peru | 18% | 2011 | ||
| =61 | Panama | 17.7% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Republic of Macedonia | 17.7% | 2006 | ||
| =63 | Ecuador | 17.4% | 2011 | ||
| =63 | Laos | 17.4% | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Malawi | 17.3% | 2010 | ||
| =66 | Iraq | 16.1% | 2007 | ||
| =66 | Papua New Guinea | 16.1% | 1996 | ||
| =68 | Nepal | 15.5% | 2011 | ||
| =68 | Chile | 15.5% | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 14.8% | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Namibia | 14.6% | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Uruguay | 14.3% | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Cape Verde | 13.2% | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Pakistan | 13.1% | 2006 | ||
| 75 | Cameroon | 12.2% | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Jordan | 12% | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Cambodia | 11.8% | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Ghana | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| =79 | Egypt | 10.6% | 2008 | ||
| =79 | Jamaica | 10.6% | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Moldova | 10.4% | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Albania | 10.1% | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Uganda | 9.1% | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Thailand | 8.95% | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Turkey | 8.9% | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Indonesia | 8.8% | 2012 | ||
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.2% | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Russia | 7.4% | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Romania | 6.8% | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Argentina | 6.5% | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Vietnam | 6% | 2010 | ||
| 92 | Serbia | 5.7% | 2010 | ||
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 5.3% | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Morocco | 4.8% | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Montenegro | 4.4% | 2011 | ||
| =96 | Ukraine | 2% | 2008 | ||
| =96 | China | 2% | 1998 | ||
| =98 | Malaysia | 1.7% | 2009 | ||
| =98 | Bhutan | 1.7% | 2007 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Poverty and inequality > Population below national poverty line > Urban
- Honduras has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2001.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 1996.
- Bolivia has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 1999.
- Madagascar has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2002.
- Nigeria has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2004.
- Guinea-Bissau has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2002.
- Mexico has ranked in the top 8 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 1992.
- Tajikistan has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2003.
- Dominican Republic has ranked in the top 6 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2004.
- Colombia has ranked in the top 7 for poverty and inequality > population below national poverty line > urban since 2002.