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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation

Name: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation
Creator: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
License: https://ophi.org.uk/global-mpi

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation covers 105 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 0.59143; Armenia is lowest, at 0.00068. The middle country reads 0.10739. 5 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index · Latest available · compiled 2018

HighestNiger

0.59143

LowestArmenia

0.00068

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

105countries
3measures per country
2018compiled · readings from many years
105distinct values19 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation, as published. OPHI ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation: every country, as published by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
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1	Niger`NER`Western Africa · 2012 reading	0.59143	90.59	65.29	2012
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading	0.58095	91.92	63.20	2010
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.53478	85.86	62.28	2014-2015
4	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa · 2010 reading	0.52023	84.01	61.92	2010
5	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa · 2006 reading, too old to compare	0.51757	82.22	62.95	2006
6	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.48998	83.82	58.46	2016
7	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa · 2010 reading	0.46486	79.36	58.58	2010
8	Mali`MLI`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.45711	78.11	58.52	2015
9	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2009 reading	0.45305	77.79	58.24	2008-2009
10	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.42191	76.49	55.16	2013
11	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa · 2011 reading	0.41168	72.54	56.75	2011
12	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa · 2017 reading	0.40393	74.33	54.34	2016-2017
13	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.37804	72.46	52.18	2013-2014
14	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.37321	67.42	55.36	2014
15	Benin`BEN`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.34622	63.24	54.75	2014
16	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.33734	61.95	54.45	2016
17	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.33060	64.90	50.94	2013
18	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.29443	51.95	56.68	2016-2017
19	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.29347	54.43	53.92	2016
20	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.28643	55.29	51.81	2013
21	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa · 2016 reading	0.28273	51.17	55.26	2015-2016
22	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.27984	52.40	53.41	2014
23	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.27894	56.76	49.14	2016
24	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.27463	55.63	49.37	2015-2016
25	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.27330	56.10	48.72	2015-2016
26	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.26609	55.84	47.65	2014-2015
27	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.26226	53.38	49.13	2013-2014
28	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.26107	50.60	51.59	2015
29	Togo`TGO`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.24979	48.37	51.65	2013-2014
30	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.24373	45.40	53.69	2014
31	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.24367	52.73	46.21	2015-2016
32	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia · 2013 reading	0.24118	47.77	50.48	2013
33	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.23618	46.11	51.22	2016
34	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.23123	47.60	48.58	2012
35	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia · 2013 reading	0.22835	43.88	52.04	2012-2013
36	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia · 2012 reading	0.21121	40.49	52.16	2011-2012
37	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.21087	46.05	45.79	2016
38	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2014 reading	0.19438	41.07	47.33	2014
39	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2012 reading	0.18474	40.42	45.71	2011-2012
40	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa · 2013 reading	0.18296	40.59	45.07	2013
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa · 2012 reading	0.18137	37.37	48.54	2012
42	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.17888	38.87	46.02	2014
43	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.17607	38.35	45.92	2015-2016
44	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia · 2010 reading	0.17486	37.34	46.83	2010
45	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia · 2007 reading, too old to compare	0.17388	38.76	44.86	2007
46	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa · 2006 reading, too old to compare	0.16965	34.63	48.99	2006
47	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.15798	34.89	45.28	2014
48	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.15363	35.25	43.58	2016
49	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.14887	34.69	42.92	2015
50	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.14616	33.64	43.45	2014
51	Guatemala`GTM`Central America · 2015 reading	0.13445	29.07	46.25	2014-2015
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.13153	28.92	45.48	2014
53	India`IND`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.12076	27.51	43.90	2015-2016
54	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2008 reading	0.09401	20.45	45.97	2008
55	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.09226	22.12	41.70	2014
56	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2012 reading	0.09040	19.49	46.39	2011-2012
57	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa · 2011 reading	0.08482	18.57	45.68	2011
58	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.08295	19.59	42.35	2014
59	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2012 reading	0.07368	16.30	45.19	2011-2012
60	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2012 reading	0.06669	15.04	44.34	2012
61	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia · 2011 reading	0.05863	14.66	40.00	2011
62	Peru`PER`South America · 2012 reading	0.05159	12.45	41.46	2012
63	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia · 2012 reading	0.04888	12.11	40.36	2012
64	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia · 2013 reading	0.04265	10.24	41.64	2013
65	Suriname`SUR`South America · 2010 reading	0.04072	9.38	43.40	2010
66	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia · 2013 reading	0.03835	7.41	51.78	2013
67	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2014 reading	0.03283	7.95	41.30	2014
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2012 reading	0.02932	7.25	40.46	2012
69	Syria`SYR`Western Asia · 2009 reading	0.02877	7.39	38.93	2009
70	Mexico`MEX`Central America · 2016 reading	0.02479	6.32	39.22	2016
71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa · 2015 reading	0.02147	5.59	38.41	2014-2015
72	Colombia`COL`South America · 2016 reading	0.02052	5.03	40.77	2015-2016
73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01973	5.00	39.49	2014
74	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.01960	5.22	37.58	2014
75	Paraguay`PRY`South America · 2016 reading	0.01919	4.57	41.96	2016
76	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia · 2006 reading, too old to compare	0.01884	4.90	38.40	2006
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01815	4.69	38.73	2014
78	Ecuador`ECU`South America · 2014 reading	0.01795	4.49	39.99	2013-2014
79	Belize`BLZ`Central America · 2016 reading	0.01732	4.35	39.81	2015-2016
80	China`CHN`Eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01662	4.02	41.38	2014
81	Brazil`BRA`South America · 2015 reading	0.01635	3.84	42.55	2015
82	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia · 2006 reading, too old to compare	0.01631	4.38	37.25	2006
83	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01611	4.15	38.85	2014
84	Guyana`GUY`South America · 2014 reading	0.01410	3.37	41.88	2014
85	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2011 reading	0.00956	2.53	37.74	2011
86	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00853	2.49	34.23	2012
87	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00831	2.19	37.93	2011-2012
88	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2014 reading	0.00830	2.29	36.31	2014
89	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa · 2013 reading	0.00820	2.11	38.80	2012-2013
90	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2009 reading	0.00769	2.03	37.81	2008-2009
91	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.00731	1.97	37.05	2014
92	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00720	1.92	37.49	2012
93	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia · 2009 reading	0.00686	1.88	36.61	2009
94	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa · 2012 reading	0.00525	1.32	39.69	2011-2012
95	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia · 2012 reading	0.00461	1.30	35.50	2012
96	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2014 reading	0.00372	0.99	37.59	2014
97	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00353	0.94	37.45	2012
98	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.00308	0.79	39.09	2015-2016
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean · 2011 reading	0.00242	0.64	37.98	2011
100	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2013 reading	0.00175	0.38	45.70	2013
101	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2015 reading	0.00161	0.45	35.56	2015
102	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia · 2016 reading	0.00145	0.40	36.08	2015-2016
103	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2014 reading	0.00144	0.34	42.47	2014
104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00083	0.24	34.48	2012
105	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2016 reading	0.00068	0.19	36.21	2015-2016

02In Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.

Highest

1Niger0.59143
2South Sudan0.58095
3Chad0.53478
4Burkina Faso0.52023
6Ethiopia0.48998

Lowest

105Armenia0.00068
104Ukraine0.00083
103Serbia0.00144
102Turkmenistan0.00145
101Kazakhstan0.00161

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.10739. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Population in poverty (%)
HighestSouth Sudan91.92
LowestArmenia0.19
Middle country: 24.82
Intensity of deprivation (%)
HighestNiger65.29
LowestBarbados34.23
Middle country: 45.23

03Caveats

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