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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2021 compilation

Name: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2021 compilation
Creator: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
License: https://ophi.org.uk/global-mpi

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2021 compilation covers 109 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 0.60128; Serbia is lowest, at 0.00043. The middle country reads 0.07264. Against the 2020 compilation, 107 values changed (45 up, 62 down), 2 countries joined. 4 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 2021

HighestNiger

0.60128

LowestSerbia

0.00043

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

109countries
3measures per country
2021compiled · readings from many years
109distinct values16 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, 2021 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, 2021 compilation: every country, as published by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
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1	Niger`NER`Western Africa · 2012 reading	0.60128	90.971	66.096	2012
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare	0.58016	91.863	63.155	2010
3	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare	0.52342	84.192	62.170	2010
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa · 2019 reading	0.51701	84.175	61.421	2019
5	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa · 2019 reading	0.46135	80.414	57.371	2018-2019
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa · 2011 reading	0.41696	73.137	57.011	2011
7	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa · 2017 reading	0.40886	75.097	54.444	2016-2017
8	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2018 reading	0.38397	69.078	55.585	2018
9	Mali`MLI`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.37606	68.332	55.034	2018
10	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.37322	66.211	56.368	2018
11	Benin`BEN`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.36767	66.799	55.042	2017-2018
12	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	0.36660	68.737	53.334	2019
13	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa · 2019 reading	0.34069	64.396	52.905	2018-2019
14	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa · 2018 reading	0.33119	64.518	51.333	2017-2018
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa · 2019 reading	0.29290	59.222	49.458	2019
16	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.28418	57.068	49.797	2015-2016
17	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa · 2016 reading	0.28244	51.104	55.267	2015-2016
18	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.28103	57.168	49.158	2016
19	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.27944	52.328	53.401	2014
20	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.27172	55.910	48.600	2015-2016
21	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia · 2018 reading	0.26329	56.629	46.494	2016-2018
22	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa · 2019 reading	0.26286	50.832	51.712	2019
23	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa · 2015 reading	0.26064	50.566	51.545	2015
24	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa · 2020 reading	0.25929	52.323	49.556	2019-2020
25	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa · 2015 reading	0.25860	54.396	47.539	2014-2015
26	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.25439	46.417	54.805	2018
27	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	0.25233	54.247	46.514	2015-2016
28	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia · 2013 reading	0.24517	48.466	50.585	2013
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa · 2016 reading	0.23587	46.067	51.201	2016
30	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa · 2018 reading	0.23206	43.592	53.235	2018
31	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa · 2018 reading	0.23169	47.906	48.362	2018
32	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.22151	48.254	45.906	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	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa · 2013 reading	0.18473	40.881	45.188	2013
37	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa · 2012 reading	0.18077	37.265	48.510	2012
38	Togo`TGO`Western Africa · 2017 reading	0.17962	37.612	47.755	2017
39	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	0.17585	38.316	45.894	2015-2016
40	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia · 2010 reading, too old to compare	0.17486	37.341	46.829	2010
41	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa · 2014 reading	0.17078	37.477	45.568	2014
42	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia · 2014 reading	0.17035	37.186	45.810	2014
43	Guatemala`GTM`Central America · 2015 reading	0.13352	28.882	46.229	2014-2015
44	India`IND`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.12265	27.908	43.949	2015-2016
45	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2015 reading	0.11168	24.267	46.020	2014-2015
46	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa · 2018 reading	0.11122	24.637	45.143	2017-2018
47	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	0.10994	25.800	42.613	2019
48	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.10833	23.072	46.954	2017
49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2019 reading	0.10406	24.641	42.231	2019
50	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2012 reading	0.09306	19.992	46.546	2011-2012
51	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa · 2018 reading	0.08436	19.605	43.030	2018
52	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa · 2014 reading	0.08127	19.214	42.298	2014
53	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia · 2019 reading	0.08016	19.803	40.478	2018-2019
54	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2012 reading	0.07449	16.460	45.258	2011-2012
55	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia · 2019 reading	0.07440	17.505	42.502	2019
56	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa · 2016 reading	0.07264	17.219	42.184	2015-2016
57	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2012 reading	0.06970	15.602	44.672	2012
58	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa · 2019 reading	0.04792	11.712	40.917	2019
59	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2016 reading	0.03775	9.060	41.670	2016
60	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.03269	8.635	37.861	2018
61	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2014 reading	0.03246	7.861	41.296	2014
62	Peru`PER`South America · 2018 reading	0.02919	7.372	39.592	2018
63	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia · 2017 reading	0.02901	7.445	38.962	2017
64	Syria`SYR`Western Asia · 2009 reading, too old to compare	0.02879	7.393	38.941	2009
65	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia · 2018 reading	0.02813	7.258	38.750	2018
66	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa · 2018 reading	0.02670	6.360	41.978	2017-2018
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	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.01968	5.239	37.571	2014
71	Colombia`COL`South America · 2016 reading	0.01966	4.846	40.562	2015-2016
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	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	0.01401	3.619	38.714	2017
81	Suriname`SUR`South America · 2018 reading	0.01123	2.854	39.361	2018
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	0.01118	2.921	38.294	2016
83	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00853	2.491	34.234	2012
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00831	2.190	37.931	2011-2012
85	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	0.00742	1.999	37.135	2014
86	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean · 2012 reading	0.00720	1.921	37.488	2012
87	Guyana`GUY`South America · 2020 reading	0.00659	1.699	38.811	2019-2020
88	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa · 2019 reading	0.00541	1.381	39.173	2018-2019
89	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	0.00490	1.236	39.643	2018
90	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00353	0.944	37.450	2012
91	Tonga`TON`Polynesia · 2019 reading	0.00334	0.875	38.145	2019
92	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	0.00296	0.866	34.230	2019
93	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa · 2018 reading	0.00289	0.791	36.487	2018
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	0.00275	0.704	39.057	2017-2018
95	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean · 2019 reading	0.00269	0.706	38.060	2019
96	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia · 2017 reading	0.00265	0.772	34.380	2016-2017
97	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean · 2011 reading	0.00242	0.637	37.984	2011
98	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia · 2019 reading	0.00212	0.578	36.703	2019
99	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America · 2018 reading	0.00201	0.540	37.122	2018
100	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2020 reading	0.00198	0.566	34.973	2019-2020
101	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2015 reading	0.00161	0.453	35.557	2015
102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.00153	0.431	35.388	2017-2018
103	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2018 reading	0.00143	0.393	36.281	2018
104	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2019 reading	0.00142	0.372	38.242	2018-2019
105	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia · 2018 reading	0.00124	0.340	36.592	2018
106	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia · 2019 reading	0.00085	0.249	34.048	2019
107	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading	0.00084	0.244	34.410	2012
108	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2016 reading	0.00069	0.191	36.214	2015-2016
109	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2019 reading	0.00043	0.114	38.102	2019

02In Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2021 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

1Niger0.60128
4Chad0.51701
5Central African Republic0.46135
6Mozambique0.41696
7Burundi0.40886

Lowest

109Serbia0.00043
108Armenia0.00069
107Ukraine0.00084
106Turkmenistan0.00085
105Georgia0.00124

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.07264. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Population in poverty (%)
HighestNiger90.971
LowestSerbia0.114
Middle country: 16.460
Intensity of deprivation (%)
HighestNiger66.096
LowestTurkmenistan34.048
Middle country: 42.231

032020 → 2021

Since the 2020 compilation

What changed between the 2020 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
107values changed, of 107 in both
45 · 62rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Namibia0.17145 → 0.18473+0.01329
Uganda0.26885 → 0.28103+0.01218
Timor-Leste0.20962 → 0.22151+0.01190
Niger0.59015 → 0.60128+0.01113
Tanzania0.27343 → 0.28418+0.01075

Fell most

Ethiopia0.48879 → 0.36660−0.12219
Nepal0.14829 → 0.07440−0.07390
Liberia0.31968 → 0.25929−0.06039
Morocco0.08497 → 0.02670−0.05827
Bolivia0.09375 → 0.03775−0.05600

+ Costa Rica

+ Tonga

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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