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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2020 compilation

Name: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2020 compilation
Creator: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
License: https://ophi.org.uk/global-mpi

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2020 compilation covers 107 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 0.59015; Armenia is lowest, at 0.00068. The middle country reads 0.08497. Against the 2019 compilation, 25 values changed (9 up, 16 down), 7 countries joined, 1 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 2020

HighestNiger

0.59015

LowestArmenia

0.00068

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

107countries
3measures per country
2020compiled · readings from many years
107distinct 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, 2020 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, 2020 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	90.471	65.231	2012
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading	0.58016	91.863	63.155	2010
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.53344	85.673	62.265	2014-2015
4	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa · 2010 reading	0.51906	83.834	61.915	2010
5	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.48879	83.504	58.535	2016
6	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa · 2010 reading	0.46486	79.360	58.576	2010
7	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa · 2011 reading	0.41071	72.452	56.686	2011
8	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa · 2017 reading	0.40317	74.255	54.296	2016-2017
9	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2018 reading	0.38397	69.078	55.585	2018
10	Mali`MLI`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.37606	68.332	55.034	2018
11	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.37322	66.211	56.368	2018
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.37231	67.294	55.326	2014
13	Benin`BEN`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.36767	66.799	55.042	2017-2018
14	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa · 2018 reading	0.33119	64.518	51.333	2017-2018
15	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa · 2013 reading	0.31968	62.938	50.793	2013
16	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.29670	57.930	51.216	2017
17	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.28798	53.171	54.161	2017
18	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa · 2016 reading	0.28244	51.104	55.267	2015-2016
19	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.27944	52.328	53.401	2014
20	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.27343	55.448	49.313	2015-2016
21	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.27172	55.910	48.600	2015-2016
22	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.26885	55.092	48.800	2016
23	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia · 2018 reading	0.26329	56.629	46.494	2016-2018
24	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.26064	50.566	51.545	2015
25	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.25868	54.425	47.530	2014-2015
26	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.25439	46.417	54.805	2018
27	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.24314	52.621	46.206	2015-2016
28	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.24269	45.326	53.543	2014
29	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia · 2013 reading	0.24073	47.698	50.470	2013
30	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.23587	46.067	51.201	2016
31	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa · 2018 reading	0.23169	47.906	48.362	2018
32	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.20962	45.818	45.750	2016
33	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.20364	41.597	48.955	2018
34	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean · 2017 reading	0.19959	41.269	48.363	2016-2017
35	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia · 2018 reading	0.19825	38.332	51.718	2017-2018
36	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa · 2012 reading	0.18077	37.265	48.510	2012
37	Togo`TGO`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.17962	37.612	47.755	2017
38	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.17788	38.678	45.991	2014
39	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.17585	38.316	45.894	2015-2016
40	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia · 2010 reading	0.17486	37.341	46.829	2010
41	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa · 2013 reading	0.17145	38.002	45.116	2013
42	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.17035	37.186	45.810	2014
43	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.14829	33.990	43.629	2016
44	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa · 2014 reading	0.13787	30.074	45.844	2014
45	Guatemala`GTM`Central America · 2015 reading	0.13352	28.882	46.229	2014-2015
46	India`IND`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.12265	27.908	43.949	2015-2016
47	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.11168	24.267	46.020	2014-2015
48	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	0.10994	25.800	42.613	2019
49	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.10833	23.072	46.954	2017
50	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2019 reading	0.10406	24.641	42.231	2019
51	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2008 reading, too old to compare	0.09375	20.399	45.958	2008
52	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	0.09196	22.061	41.686	2014
53	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2012 reading	0.08953	19.303	46.380	2011-2012
54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa · 2011 reading	0.08497	18.601	45.680	2011
55	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa · 2018 reading	0.08436	19.605	43.030	2018
56	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.08127	19.214	42.298	2014
57	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia · 2019 reading	0.08016	19.803	40.478	2018-2019
58	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2012 reading	0.07350	16.263	45.196	2011-2012
59	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa · 2016 reading	0.07264	17.219	42.184	2015-2016
60	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2012 reading	0.06579	14.848	44.307	2012
61	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.03269	8.635	37.861	2018
62	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2014 reading	0.03246	7.861	41.296	2014
63	Peru`PER`South America · 2018 reading	0.02919	7.372	39.592	2018
64	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia · 2017 reading	0.02901	7.445	38.962	2017
65	Syria`SYR`Western Asia · 2009 reading, too old to compare	0.02879	7.393	38.941	2009
66	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia · 2018 reading	0.02813	7.258	38.750	2018
67	Mexico`MEX`Central America · 2016 reading	0.02562	6.565	39.019	2016
68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa · 2016 reading	0.02489	6.257	39.781	2016
69	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.02425	5.796	41.838	2017
70	Colombia`COL`South America · 2016 reading	0.01966	4.846	40.562	2015-2016
71	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.01942	5.164	37.613	2014
72	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01933	4.895	39.496	2013-2014
73	Paraguay`PRY`South America · 2016 reading	0.01885	4.501	41.879	2016
74	Ecuador`ECU`South America · 2014 reading	0.01825	4.577	39.879	2013-2014
75	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01815	4.687	38.731	2014
76	Belize`BLZ`Central America · 2016 reading	0.01711	4.304	39.755	2015-2016
77	Brazil`BRA`South America · 2015 reading	0.01635	3.842	42.546	2015
78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.01607	3.885	41.356	2014
79	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean · 2014 reading	0.01510	3.880	38.925	2014
80	Guyana`GUY`South America · 2014 reading	0.01407	3.366	41.808	2014
81	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.01401	3.619	38.714	2017
82	Suriname`SUR`South America · 2018 reading	0.01123	2.854	39.361	2018
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.01118	2.921	38.294	2016
84	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2011 reading	0.00956	2.533	37.738	2011
85	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00853	2.491	34.234	2012
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00831	2.190	37.931	2011-2012
87	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa · 2013 reading	0.00815	2.101	38.807	2012-2013
88	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.00742	1.999	37.135	2014
89	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00720	1.921	37.488	2012
90	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	0.00490	1.236	39.643	2018
91	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2014 reading	0.00359	0.955	37.543	2014
92	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00353	0.944	37.450	2012
93	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.00307	0.785	39.100	2015-2016
94	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	0.00296	0.866	34.230	2019
95	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa · 2018 reading	0.00289	0.791	36.487	2018
96	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	0.00275	0.704	39.057	2017-2018
97	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia · 2017 reading	0.00265	0.772	34.380	2016-2017
98	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean · 2011 reading	0.00242	0.637	37.984	2011
99	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean · 2017 reading	0.00162	0.440	36.845	2017
100	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2015 reading	0.00161	0.453	35.557	2015
101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.00153	0.431	35.388	2017-2018
102	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia · 2016 reading	0.00145	0.403	36.081	2015-2016
103	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2014 reading	0.00144	0.339	42.474	2014
104	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2018 reading	0.00143	0.393	36.281	2018
105	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.00124	0.340	36.592	2018
106	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00083	0.240	34.483	2012
107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2016 reading	0.00068	0.187	36.214	2015-2016

02In Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2020 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

107Armenia0.00068
106Ukraine0.00083
105Georgia0.00124
104Kyrgyzstan0.00143
103Serbia0.00144

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.08497. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Population in poverty (%)
HighestSouth Sudan91.863
LowestArmenia0.187
Middle country: 19.605
Intensity of deprivation (%)
HighestNiger65.231
LowestSeychelles34.230
Middle country: 43.030

032019 → 2020

Since the 2019 compilation

What changed between the 2019 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −1countries joined / left
25values changed, of 100 in both
9 · 16rose · fell
75unchanged

Rose most

Guinea0.33598 → 0.37322+0.03724
Montenegro0.00175 → 0.00490+0.00315
Mexico0.02472 → 0.02562+0.00090
Ecuador0.01795 → 0.01825+0.00030
Morocco0.08482 → 0.08497+0.00015

Fell most

Bangladesh0.19791 → 0.10406−0.09385
Gambia0.28578 → 0.20364−0.08215
Mali0.45676 → 0.37606−0.08070
Togo0.24868 → 0.17962−0.06907
Madagascar0.45255 → 0.38397−0.06858

+ Botswana

+ Cuba

+ Georgia

+ Kiribati

+ Sri Lanka

+ Papua New Guinea

+ Seychelles

− Vanuatu

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every one of the 107 countries has every column.

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