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Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2020; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation covers 71 countries on 2 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 85.32; Czechia is lowest, at 6.91. The middle country reads 15.92. Against the 2019 compilation, 60 values changed (28 up, 32 down), 9 countries joined, 17 left.
Societal Poverty Rate · Latest available · compiled 2020
HighestDR Congo
85.32
LowestCzechia
6.91Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 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 71 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2020 reading | 85.32 | 3.000 | consumption | 2020 |
| 2 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 74.20 | 3.000 | consumption | 2020.15 |
| 3 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 44.43 | 3.000 | consumption | 2020 |
| 4 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 33.58 | 3.729 | consumption | 2020.08 |
| 5 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2020 reading | 33.30 | 5.602 | income | 2020 |
| 6 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 29.50 | 6.657 | income | 2020 |
| 7 |  PeruPERSouth America · 2020 reading | 29.20 | 5.604 | income | 2020 |
| 8 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 28.56 | 4.521 | consumption | 2020 |
| 9 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 27.48 | 4.276 | consumption | 2020 |
| 10 |  EcuadorECUSouth America · 2020 reading | 26.84 | 6.715 | income | 2020 |
| 11 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2020 reading | 26.32 | 3.944 | consumption | 2020 |
| 12 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 26.22 | 4.230 | consumption | 2020 |
| 13 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2020 reading | 26.14 | 10.378 | income | 2020 |
| 14 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2020 reading | 25.86 | 8.907 | income | 2020 |
| 15 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2020 reading | 25.08 | 6.605 | income | 2020 |
| 16 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2020 reading | 25.01 | 7.769 | income | 2020 |
| 17 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 23.80 | 5.557 | consumption | 2020.23 |
| 18 |  BrazilBRASouth America · 2020 reading | 23.44 | 8.982 | income | 2020 |
| 19 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2020 reading | 22.81 | 9.228 | income | 2020 |
| 20 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 22.33 | 10.201 | income | 2020 |
| 21 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 22.00 | 18.740 | income | 2020 |
| 22 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 21.87 | 9.325 | income | 2020 |
| 23 |  UruguayURYSouth America · 2020 reading | 21.74 | 13.683 | income | 2020 |
| 24 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 21.60 | 13.244 | income | 2020 |
| 25 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2020 reading | 21.05 | 7.156 | consumption | 2020 |
| 26 |  ChileCHLSouth America · 2020 reading | 20.51 | 10.855 | income | 2020 |
| 27 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2020 reading | 20.24 | 8.015 | income | 2020 |
| 28 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 20.08 | 8.235 | consumption | 2020 |
| 29 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 19.18 | 10.178 | income | 2020 |
| 30 |  United StatesUSANorthern America · 2020 reading | 18.20 | 38.370 | income | 2020 |
| 31 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 17.96 | 23.837 | income | 2020 |
| 32 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 17.88 | 8.769 | consumption | 2020 |
| 33 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 17.85 | 14.763 | income | 2020 |
| 34 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 17.22 | 25.264 | income | 2020 |
| 35 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 16.44 | 7.719 | consumption | 2020 |
| 36 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 15.92 | 5.104 | consumption | 2020 |
| 37 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2020 reading | 15.61 | 13.843 | income | 2020 |
| 38 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2020 reading | 15.40 | 22.386 | income | 2020 |
| 39 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 15.17 | 17.043 | income | 2020 |
| 40 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 15.04 | 43.315 | income | 2020 |
| 41 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 14.37 | 16.786 | income | 2020 |
| 42 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 14.16 | 16.178 | income | 2020 |
| =43 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 14.10 | 17.741 | income | 2020 |
| =43 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2020 reading | 14.10 | 27.107 | income | 2020 |
| 45 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 13.10 | 27.986 | income | 2020 |
| 46 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 12.65 | 30.034 | income | 2020 |
| 47 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2020 reading | 12.60 | 31.153 | income | 2020 |
| 48 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 12.45 | 20.281 | income | 2020 |
| 49 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 12.37 | 14.723 | income | 2020 |
| 50 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 12.20 | 34.221 | income | 2020 |
| 51 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 12.06 | 36.446 | income | 2020 |
| 52 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 11.74 | 37.595 | income | 2020 |
| 53 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 11.56 | 19.293 | income | 2020 |
| 54 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 11.01 | 29.790 | income | 2020 |
| 55 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 10.89 | 27.254 | income | 2020 |
| 56 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 10.65 | 20.593 | income | 2020 |
| 57 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 10.47 | 7.358 | consumption | 2020 |
| 58 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2020 reading | 10.30 | 8.152 | consumption | 2020 |
| 59 |  CanadaCANNorthern America · 2020 reading | 10.20 | 34.841 | income | 2020 |
| 60 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia · 2020 reading | 9.90 | 24.563 | income | 2020 |
| 61 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 9.51 | 38.424 | income | 2020 |
| 62 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2020 reading | 9.46 | 7.220 | consumption | 2020 |
| 63 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 9.16 | 25.479 | income | 2020 |
| 64 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 9.00 | 32.061 | income | 2020 |
| 65 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 8.98 | 35.336 | income | 2020 |
| 66 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2020 reading | 8.38 | 10.493 | consumption | 2020 |
| 67 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 8.15 | 26.499 | income | 2020 |
| 68 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 7.65 | 30.133 | income | 2020 |
| 69 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2020 reading | 7.48 | 33.243 | income | 2020 |
| 70 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 7.02 | 24.457 | income | 2020 |
| 71 | CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 6.91 | 21.222 | income | 2020 |
02In Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 15.92. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Societal poverty line (2021 PPP $ a day)
Highest
Luxembourg43.315Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 13.843
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.
- +9 / −17countries joined / left
- 60values changed, of 62 in both
- 28 · 32rose · fell
- 2unchanged
Rose most
- Kosovo25.37 → 29.50+4.13
- Kyrgyzstan22.22 → 26.32+4.10
- Peru26.04 → 29.20+3.16
- Colombia31.44 → 33.30+1.86
- Slovakia10.62 → 12.37+1.75
+ Australia+ Burundi+ Chile+ DR Congo+ Comoros+ Gambia+ Kenya+ Mexico+ Vietnam
− Egypt
− Fiji
− Honduras
− Iceland
− Kiribati
− Sri Lanka
− Maldives
− Marshall Islands
− North Macedonia
− Mozambique
− Mauritania
− Malawi
− Panama
− El Salvador
− Uganda
− Vanuatu
− ZimbabweChanges 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
Read before you use
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 2020, from 2020 to 2020.
70 distinct values among 71
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 14.10. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 71 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
World Bank Group (2020). Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/societal-poverty-rate/2020
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07Questions
Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest societal poverty rate in Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation?
DR Congo, at 85.32, of the 71 countries in the file.
How many countries does Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation cover?
71.
Where can I download Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Societal Poverty Rate, 2020 compilation the newest?
No. The newest held here is Societal Poverty Rate, 2023 compilation.