Latest available · compiled 2018
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2018; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation covers 94 countries. Niger is highest, at 94.73; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.14. The middle country reads 16.07. Against the 2017 compilation, 65 values changed (25 up, 40 down), 27 countries joined, 12 left.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day · Latest available · compiled 2018
HighestNiger
94.73Lowest2 countries share it
0.14Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 94 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NERWestern Africa | 94.73 | consumption | 2018.57 |
| 2 | TZAEastern Africa | 91.51 | consumption | 2017.92 |
| 3 | SLEWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 91.49 | consumption | 2018 |
| 4 | TCDMiddle Africa | 90.08 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 5 | GNBWestern Africa | 89.49 | consumption | 2018.43 |
| 6 | BFAWestern Africa | 89.48 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 7 | NGAWestern Africa | 88.67 | consumption | 2018.75 |
| 8 | PAKSouthern Asia | 88.36 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 9 | BENWestern Africa | 88.08 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 10 | MLIWestern Africa | 84.53 | consumption | 2018.57 |
| 11 | TGOWestern Africa | 84.11 | consumption | 2018.43 |
| 12 | KGZCentral Asia · 2018 reading | 80.32 | consumption | 2018 |
| 13 | AGOMiddle Africa | 80.00 | consumption | 2018.17 |
| 14 | CIVWestern Africa | 78.96 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 15 | SENWestern Africa | 78.19 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 16 | GINWestern Africa | 76.62 | consumption | 2018.5 |
| 17 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 75.26 | consumption | 2018.42 |
| 18 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2018 reading | 71.22 | consumption | 2018 |
| 19 | GEOWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 62.02 | consumption | 2018 |
| 20 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2018 reading | 60.20 | income | 2018 |
| 21 | HNDCentral America · 2018 reading | 56.13 | income | 2018 |
| 22 | XKXSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 54.72 | income | 2018 |
| 23 | ARMWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 52.76 | consumption | 2018 |
| 24 | IRNSouthern Asia | 42.13 | consumption | 2018.23 |
| 25 | MNGEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 41.16 | consumption | 2018 |
| 26 | COLSouth America · 2018 reading | 41.08 | income | 2018 |
| 27 | SLVCentral America · 2018 reading | 39.09 | income | 2018 |
| 28 | MEXCentral America · 2018 reading | 35.33 | income | 2018 |
| 29 | PERSouth America · 2018 reading | 35.19 | income | 2018 |
| 30 | CHNEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 31.57 | consumption | 2018 |
| 31 | ECUSouth America · 2018 reading | 28.94 | income | 2018 |
| 32 | BRASouth America · 2018 reading | 28.66 | income | 2018 |
| 33 | PRYSouth America · 2018 reading | 25.27 | income | 2018 |
| 34 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2018 reading | 24.23 | consumption | 2018 |
| 35 | ALBSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 24.13 | consumption | 2018 |
| 36 | MKDSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 22.69 | income | 2018 |
| 37 | BOLSouth America · 2018 reading | 21.34 | income | 2018 |
| 38 | MNESouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 21.07 | income | 2018 |
| 39 | DOMCaribbean · 2018 reading | 20.93 | income | 2018 |
| 40 | SRBSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 20.75 | income | 2018 |
| 41 | BLZCentral America | 19.72 | consumption | 2018.2 |
| 42 | GRDCaribbean | 19.62 | consumption | 2018.36 |
| 43 | KAZCentral Asia · 2018 reading | 18.78 | consumption | 2018 |
| 44 | PANCentral America · 2018 reading | 18.46 | income | 2018 |
| 45 | JAMCaribbean · 2018 reading | 18.32 | consumption | 2018 |
| 46 | THASouth-eastern Asia · 2018 reading | 17.83 | consumption | 2018 |
| 47 | CRICentral America · 2018 reading | 16.54 | income | 2018 |
| 48 | TURWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 15.60 | income | 2018 |
| 49 | MDAEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 15.55 | consumption | 2018 |
| 50 | UKREastern Europe · 2018 reading | 14.68 | consumption | 2018 |
| 51 | ROUEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 14.34 | income | 2018 |
| 52 | ARGSouth America · 2018 reading | 12.51 | income | 2018 |
| 53 | BGREastern Europe · 2018 reading | 9.13 | income | 2018 |
| 54 | SYCEastern Africa | 8.44 | income | 2018.08 |
| 55 | GRCSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 5.08 | income | 2018 |
| 56 | URYSouth America · 2018 reading | 4.88 | income | 2018 |
| 57 | ISRWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 4.50 | income | 2018 |
| 58 | BLREastern Europe · 2018 reading | 4.35 | consumption | 2018 |
| 59 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.20 | income | 2018.46 |
| 60 | SVKEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.83 | income | 2018 |
| 61 | LVANorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.63 | income | 2018 |
| 62 | HRVSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.50 | income | 2018 |
| 63 | LTUNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.41 | income | 2018 |
| =64 | ITASouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.30 | income | 2018 |
| =64 | JPNEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 3.30 | income | 2018 |
| 66 | ESPSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 3.19 | income | 2018 |
| 67 | RUSEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 2.82 | income | 2018 |
| 68 | PRTSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 2.70 | income | 2018 |
| 69 | USANorthern America · 2018 reading | 2.00 | income | 2018 |
| 70 | POLEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 1.76 | income | 2018 |
| 71 | SWENorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 1.51 | income | 2018 |
| 72 | ESTNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 1.29 | income | 2018 |
| 73 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2018 reading | 1.20 | income | 2018 |
| 74 | AUTWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 1.15 | income | 2018 |
| =75 | CANNorthern America · 2018 reading | 0.90 | income | 2018 |
| =75 | KOREastern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.90 | income | 2018 |
| 77 | GBRNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.80 | income | 2018 |
| 78 | LUXWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.75 | income | 2018 |
| 79 | AREWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.63 | income | 2018 |
| 80 | ISLNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.61 | income | 2018 |
| 81 | NORNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.49 | income | 2018 |
| 82 | MLTSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.44 | income | 2018 |
| 83 | TWNEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.40 | income | 2018 |
| =84 | CZEEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.39 | income | 2018 |
| =84 | NLDWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.39 | income | 2018 |
| 86 | DEUWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.30 | income | 2018 |
| =87 | CYPWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.26 | income | 2018 |
| =87 | DNKNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.26 | income | 2018 |
| =89 | BELWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.21 | income | 2018 |
| =89 | FINNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.21 | income | 2018 |
| 91 | CHEWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.19 | income | 2018 |
| 92 | SVNSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.18 | income | 2018 |
| =93 | FRAWestern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.14 | income | 2018 |
| =93 | IRLNorthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.14 | income | 2018 |
02In Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Niger94.73
- 2
Tanzania91.51
- 3
Sierra Leone91.49
- 4
Chad90.08
- 5
Guinea-Bissau89.49
Lowest
- 93
Irelandshared0.14
- 93
Franceshared0.14
- 92
Slovenia0.18
- 91
Switzerland0.19
- 89
Finlandshared0.21
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 16.07. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032017 → 2018
Since the 2017 compilation
What changed between the 2017 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +27 / −12countries joined / left
- 65values changed, of 67 in both
- 25 · 40rose · fell
- 2unchanged
Rose most
Kosovo49.50 → 54.72+5.22
Iran38.63 → 42.13+3.50
Argentina9.82 → 12.51+2.69
Montenegro19.22 → 21.07+1.85
Japan1.90 → 3.30+1.40
Fell most
Albania32.66 → 24.13−8.53
Serbia26.18 → 20.75−5.43
Kazakhstan23.64 → 18.78−4.86
China35.60 → 31.57−4.03
Romania17.88 → 14.34−3.54
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.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2018, from 2018 to 2018.
88 distinct values among 94
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 3.30. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 94 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (2018). Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/poverty-headcount-830/2018
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07Questions
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest poverty ($8.30 a day) in Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation?
Niger, at 94.73, of the 94 countries in the file.
How many countries does Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation cover?
94.
Where can I download Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2018 compilation the newest?
No. The newest held here is Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, 2023 compilation.