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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019 compilation

Name: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019 compilation
Creator: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
License: https://ophi.org.uk/global-mpi

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019 compilation covers 101 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 0.59015; Armenia is lowest, at 0.00068. The middle country reads 0.10833. Against the 2018 compilation, 81 values changed (9 up, 72 down), 4 left. 2 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 2019

HighestNiger

0.59015

LowestArmenia

0.00068

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

101countries
3measures per country
2019compiled · readings from many years
101distinct values19 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019 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, 2019 compilation: every country, as published by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
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1	Niger`NER`Western Africa · 2012 reading	0.59015	90.47	65.231	2012
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading	0.58016	91.86	63.155	2010
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.53344	85.67	62.265	2014-2015
4	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa · 2010 reading	0.51906	83.83	61.915	2010
5	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.48879	83.50	58.535	2016
6	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa · 2010 reading	0.46486	79.36	58.576	2010
7	Mali`MLI`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.45676	78.09	58.495	2015
8	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2009 reading	0.45255	77.76	58.196	2008-2009
9	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa · 2011 reading	0.41071	72.45	56.686	2011
10	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa · 2017 reading	0.40317	74.25	54.296	2016-2017
11	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.38902	74.05	52.536	2013-2014
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.37231	67.29	55.326	2014
13	Benin`BEN`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.36767	66.80	55.042	2017-2018
14	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.33598	61.86	54.311	2016
15	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.31968	62.94	50.793	2013
16	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.29670	57.93	51.216	2017
17	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.29116	51.43	56.611	2016-2017
18	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.28798	53.17	54.161	2017
19	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.28578	55.24	51.737	2013
20	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa · 2016 reading	0.28244	51.10	55.267	2015-2016
21	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.27944	52.33	53.401	2014
22	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.27343	55.45	49.313	2015-2016
23	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.27172	55.91	48.600	2015-2016
24	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.26885	55.09	48.800	2016
25	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.26134	53.24	49.084	2013-2014
26	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.26064	50.57	51.545	2015
27	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.25868	54.42	47.530	2014-2015
28	Togo`TGO`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.24868	48.15	51.644	2013-2014
29	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.24314	52.62	46.206	2015-2016
30	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.24269	45.33	53.543	2014
31	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia · 2013 reading	0.24073	47.70	50.470	2013
32	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.23587	46.07	51.201	2016
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.20962	45.82	45.750	2016
34	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean · 2017 reading	0.19959	41.27	48.363	2016-2017
35	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia · 2018 reading	0.19825	38.33	51.718	2017-2018
36	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2014 reading	0.19791	41.70	47.465	2014
37	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa · 2012 reading	0.18077	37.26	48.510	2012
38	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.17788	38.68	45.991	2014
39	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.17585	38.32	45.894	2015-2016
40	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia · 2010 reading	0.17486	37.34	46.829	2010
41	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia · 2007 reading, too old to compare	0.17388	38.76	44.858	2007
42	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa · 2013 reading	0.17145	38.00	45.116	2013
43	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.17035	37.19	45.810	2014
44	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.14826	33.99	43.619	2016
45	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.14579	33.57	43.425	2014
46	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.13787	30.07	45.844	2014
47	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.13651	31.80	42.926	2015
48	Guatemala`GTM`Central America · 2015 reading	0.13352	28.88	46.229	2014-2015
49	India`IND`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.12265	27.91	43.949	2015-2016
50	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.11168	24.27	46.020	2014-2015
51	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.10833	23.07	46.954	2017
52	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2008 reading, too old to compare	0.09375	20.40	45.958	2008
53	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.09196	22.06	41.686	2014
54	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2012 reading	0.08953	19.30	46.380	2011-2012
55	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa · 2011 reading	0.08482	18.57	45.683	2011
56	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.08127	19.21	42.298	2014
57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2012 reading	0.07350	16.26	45.196	2011-2012
58	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2012 reading	0.06579	14.85	44.307	2012
59	Peru`PER`South America · 2012 reading	0.05267	12.66	41.605	2012
60	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia · 2013 reading	0.04234	10.16	41.667	2013
61	Suriname`SUR`South America · 2010 reading	0.04072	9.38	43.396	2010
62	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.03269	8.64	37.861	2018
63	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2014 reading	0.03246	7.86	41.296	2014
64	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia · 2017 reading	0.02901	7.44	38.962	2017
65	Syria`SYR`Western Asia · 2009 reading	0.02877	7.39	38.928	2009
66	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2012 reading	0.02828	7.01	40.330	2012
67	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa · 2016 reading	0.02489	6.26	39.781	2016
68	Mexico`MEX`Central America · 2016 reading	0.02472	6.30	39.221	2016
69	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.02425	5.80	41.838	2017
70	Colombia`COL`South America · 2016 reading	0.01966	4.85	40.562	2015-2016
71	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.01942	5.16	37.613	2014
72	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01933	4.90	39.496	2013-2014
73	Paraguay`PRY`South America · 2016 reading	0.01885	4.50	41.879	2016
74	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01815	4.69	38.731	2014
75	Ecuador`ECU`South America · 2014 reading	0.01795	4.49	39.992	2013-2014
76	Belize`BLZ`Central America · 2016 reading	0.01711	4.30	39.755	2015-2016
77	Brazil`BRA`South America · 2015 reading	0.01635	3.84	42.546	2015
78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01596	3.86	41.318	2014
79	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01510	3.88	38.925	2014
80	Guyana`GUY`South America · 2014 reading	0.01407	3.37	41.808	2014
81	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2011 reading	0.00956	2.53	37.738	2011
82	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00853	2.49	34.234	2012
83	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00831	2.19	37.931	2011-2012
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2014 reading	0.00828	2.28	36.322	2014
85	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa · 2013 reading	0.00815	2.10	38.807	2012-2013
86	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.00741	2.00	37.117	2014
87	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00720	1.92	37.488	2012
88	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa · 2012 reading	0.00525	1.32	39.688	2011-2012
89	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2014 reading	0.00359	0.96	37.543	2014
90	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00353	0.94	37.450	2012
91	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.00307	0.79	39.100	2015-2016
92	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	0.00275	0.70	39.057	2017-2018
93	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia · 2017 reading	0.00265	0.77	34.380	2016-2017
94	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean · 2011 reading	0.00242	0.64	37.984	2011
95	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2013 reading	0.00175	0.38	45.704	2013
96	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2015 reading	0.00161	0.45	35.557	2015
97	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.00153	0.43	35.388	2017-2018
98	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia · 2016 reading	0.00145	0.40	36.081	2015-2016
99	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2014 reading	0.00144	0.34	42.474	2014
100	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00083	0.24	34.483	2012
101	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2016 reading	0.00068	0.19	36.214	2015-2016

02In Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2019 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

1Niger0.59015
2South Sudan0.58016
3Chad0.53344
4Burkina Faso0.51906
5Ethiopia0.48879

Lowest

101Armenia0.00068
100Ukraine0.00083
99Serbia0.00144
98Turkmenistan0.00145
97Jordan0.00153

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.10833. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Population in poverty (%)
HighestSouth Sudan91.86
LowestArmenia0.19
Middle country: 23.07
Intensity of deprivation (%)
HighestNiger65.231
LowestBarbados34.234
Middle country: 45.116

032018 → 2019

Since the 2018 compilation

What changed between the 2018 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −4countries joined / left
81values changed, of 101 in both
9 · 72rose · fell
20unchanged

Rose most

Benin0.34622 → 0.36767+0.02146
Cambodia0.15798 → 0.17035+0.01237
DR Congo0.37804 → 0.38902+0.01097
Ghana0.13153 → 0.13787+0.00634
Bangladesh0.19438 → 0.19791+0.00353

Fell most

Sierra Leone0.42191 → 0.29670−0.12521
Laos0.21121 → 0.10833−0.10288
Republic of the Congo0.18474 → 0.11168−0.07306
Haiti0.23123 → 0.19959−0.03164
Pakistan0.22835 → 0.19825−0.03010

− Azerbaijan

− Djibouti

− Somalia

− Uzbekistan

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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