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National estimates of the percentage of the population falling 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.
Afghanistan
54.5% (2016 est.)Albania
14.3% (2012 est.)Algeria
5.5% (2011 est.)Angola
32.3% (2018 est.)Anguilla
23% (2002 est.)Argentina
35.5% (2019 est.)Armenia
26.4% (2019 est.)Aruba
NAAustria
13.3% (2018 est.)Azerbaijan
4.9% (2015 est.)Bahamas, The
9.3% (2010 est.)Bahrain
NABangladesh
24.3% (2016 est.)Barbados
NABelarus
5% (2019 est.)Belgium
14.8% (2018 est.)Belize
41% (2013 est.)Benin
38.5% (2019 est.)Bermuda
11% (2008 est.)Bhutan
8.2% (2017 est.)Bolivia
37.2% (2019 est.)Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.9% (2015 est.)Botswana
19.3% (2009 est.)Brunei
NABulgaria
23.8% (2019 est.)Burkina Faso
41.4% (2018 est.)Burma
24.8% (2017 est.)Burundi
64.6% (2014 est.)Cabo Verde
35% (2015 est.)Cambodia
16.5% (2016 est.)Cameroon
37.5% (2014 est.)Canada
9.4% (2008 est.)note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line