List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

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Countries by percent of population living below $3.10 in 2011 PPP dollars. Based on World Bank API data. Many data points are old. See tables below for dates.

Countries by percentage of population living in poverty.

Methodology

"Poverty" is defined as an economic condition of lacking both money and basic necessities needed to successfully live, such as food, water, education, healthcare, and shelter. There are many working definitions of "poverty," with considerable debate on how to best define the term.

Lack of income security, economic stability and the predictability of one's continued means to meet basic needs all serve as absolute indicators of poverty. Poverty may therefore also be defined as the economic condition of lacking predictable and stable means of meeting basic life needs.

The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $1.90 and less than $3.10 US dollars per day in 2011 dollars at Purchasing power parity. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API.

The second table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line — the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Definitions of the poverty line vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Even among rich nations, the standards differ greatly. Thus, the numbers are not comparable among countries. Even when nations do use the same method, some issues may remain.[1]

Only countries for which sourced data are available are listed. Data for countries, including Libya and Saudi Arabia, remain unavailable. It's usually accepted, that one third (33.3%) of the population in these countries live below the poverty line.[2][3]

Countries

Percent of population living under 1.90 and 3.10 a day
2011 dollars (Purchasing power parity)
Population living below national poverty line (%)
Country < $1.90[4] Year < $3.10[5] Year
 Afghanistan N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Albania 1.06 2012 6.79 2012
 Algeria N/A N/A N/A N/A
 American Samoa N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Andorra N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Angola 30.13 2008 54.52 2008
 Antigua and Barbuda N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Argentina 1.75 2013 3.63 2013
 Armenia 2.44 2013 16.97 2013
 Aruba N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Australia N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Austria N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Azerbaijan N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bahamas, The N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bahrain N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bangladesh 43.65 2010 77.61 2010
 Barbados N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Belarus N/A N/A 0.03 2012
 Belgium N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Belize 13.92 1999 26.02 1999
 Benin 53.11 2011 75.63 2011
 Bermuda N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bhutan 2.2 2012 13.5 2012
 Bolivia 7.7 2013 13.35 2013
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.06 2007 0.42 2007
 Botswana 18.24 2009 35.74 2009
 Brazil 4.87 2013 9.06 2013
 Brunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bulgaria 2.03 2012 4.7 2012
 Burkina Faso 55.29 2009 80.47 2009
 Burundi 77.65 2006 92.17 2006
 Cabo Verde 17.57 2007 39.26 2007
 Cambodia 6.15 2012 37 2012
 Cameroon 29.27 2007 54.27 2007
 Canada N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Cayman Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Central African Republic 66.27 2008 82.27 2008
 Chad 38.43 2011 64.82 2011
 Chile 0.92 2013 2.05 2013
 China 11.18 2010 27.24 2010
 Colombia 6.12 2013 13.79 2013
 Comoros 13.47 2004 32.26 2004
 Congo, Dem. Rep. 77.18 2012 90.73 2012
 Congo, Rep. 28.71 2011 52.91 2011
 Costa Rica 1.68 2013 3.95 2013
 Cote d'Ivoire 29.02 2008 55.14 2008
 Croatia 0.85 2011 N/A N/A
 Cuba N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Curacao N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Cyprus N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Czech Republic 0.06 2012 N/A N/A
 Denmark N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Djibouti 18.32 2012 36.98 2012
 Dominica N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Dominican Republic 2.32 2013 9.12 2013
 Ecuador 4.43 2013 11.64 2013
 Egypt N/A N/A N/A N/A
 El Salvador 3.25 2013 11.53 2013
 Equatorial Guinea N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Eritrea N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Estonia 0.99 2012 N/A N/A
 Ethiopia 33.54 2010 71.27 2010
 Faeroe Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Fiji 3.6 2008 17.04 2008
 Finland N/A N/A N/A N/A
 France N/A N/A N/A N/A
 French Polynesia N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Gabon 7.97 2005 24.43 2005
 Gambia, The 45.29 2003 68 2003
 Georgia 11.49 2013 28.58 2013
 Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Ghana 25.15 2005 49.04 2005
 Greece N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Greenland N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Grenada N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Guam N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Guatemala 11.53 2011 26.47 2011
 Guinea 35.27 2012 68.65 2012
 Guinea-Bissau 67.08 2010 83.59 2010
 Guyana 14 1998 28.28 1998
 Haiti 53.91 2012 70.99 2012
 Honduras 18.93 2013 34.55 2013
 Hong Kong N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Hungary 0.26 2012 N/A N/A
 Iceland N/A N/A N/A N/A
 India 12.4[6] 2012 58.01 2011
 Indonesia 15.9 2010 41.67 2012
 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.08 2013 0.66 2013
 Iraq N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Ireland N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Isle of Man N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Israel N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Italy N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Jamaica 1.7 2004 8.22 2004
 Japan N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Jordan 0.13 2010 1.99 2010
 Kazakhstan 0.04 2013 0.26 2013
 Kenya 33.6 2005 58.85 2005
 Kiribati 14.14 2006 34.67 2006
 North Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Korea, Rep. N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Kuwait N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Kyrgyz Republic 2.91 2012 19.98 2012
 Laos 29.95 2012 63.28 2012
 Latvia 1.38 2012 N/A N/A
 Lebanon N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Lesotho 59.65 2010 77.28 2010
 Liberia 68.64 2007 89.61 2007
 Libya N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Liechtenstein N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Lithuania 1.03 2012 N/A N/A
 Luxembourg N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Macao N/A N/A N/A N/A
  1. REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia ||1.33 || 2008 || 8.71 || 2008
 Madagascar 81.76 2010 92.91 2010
 Malawi 70.91 2010 87.64 2010
 Malaysia 0.28 2009 2.71 2009
 Maldives 5.59 2009 17.9 2009
 Mali 49.25 2009 77.71 2009
 Malta N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Marshall Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Mauritania 10.91 2008 32.48 2008
 Mauritius 0.53 2012 2.96 2012
 Mexico 2.68 2012 10.32 2012
 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 50.37 2000 66.65 2000
 Moldova 0.08 2013 1.95 2013
 Monaco N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Mongolia 0.38 2012 3.95 2012
 Montenegro 1.69 2013 3.9 2013
 Morocco 3.12 2007 15.53 2007
 Mozambique 68.74 2008 87.54 2008
 Myanmar N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Namibia 22.6 2009 45.72 2009
   Nepal 14.95 2010 48.38 2010
 Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 New Caledonia N/A N/A N/A N/A
 New Zealand N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Nicaragua 10.83 2009 25.16 2009
 Niger 50.34 2011 81.75 2011
 Nigeria 53.47 2009 76.46 2009
 Northern Mariana Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Norway N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Oman N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Pakistan 8.3 2010 44.97 2010
 Palau N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Panama 2.86 2013 7.98 2013
 Papua New Guinea 39.31 2009 64.68 2009
 Paraguay 2.19 2013 6.3 2013
 Peru 3.7 2013 9.7 2013
 Philippines 13.11 2012 37.61 2012
 Poland 0.02 2012 0.26 2012
 Portugal N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Qatar N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Romania N/A N/A 4.08 2012
 Russian Federation 0.04 2012 0.48 2012
 Rwanda 60.25 2010 80.66 2010
 Samoa 0.83 2008 8.35 2008
 San Marino N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Sao Tome and Principe 33.89 2010 69.24 2010
 Saudi Arabia N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Senegal 37.98 2011 66.26 2011
 Serbia 0.1 2010 1.65 2010
 Seychelles 0.37 2006 0.97 2006
 Sierra Leone 52.33 2011 79.96 2011
 Singapore N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Slovak Republic 0.24 2012 0.42 2012
 Slovenia 0.03 2012 0.05 2012
 Solomon Islands 45.6 2005 69.26 2005
 Somalia N/A N/A N/A N/A
 South Africa 16.56 2011 34.68 2011
 South Sudan N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Spain N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Sri Lanka 1.69 2012 13.99 2012
 St. Kitts and Nevis N/A N/A N/A N/A
 St. Lucia 35.83 1995 61.77 1995
 Collectivity of Saint Martin N/A N/A N/A N/A
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Sudan 14.92 2009 38.94 2009
 Suriname 23.38 1999 40.22 1999
 Swaziland 42.03 2009 63.12 2009
 Sweden N/A N/A N/A N/A
  Switzerland N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Syrian Arab Republic N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Tajikistan 4.74 2009 23.43 2009
 Tanzania 46.6 2011 76.1 2011
 Thailand 0.06 2012 1.23 2012
 Timor-Leste 46.76 2007 80.05 2007
 Togo 54.18 2011 74.54 2011
 Tonga 1.09 2009 8.19 2009
 Trinidad and Tobago 3.41 1992 12.24 1992
 Tunisia 1.99 2010 8.4 2010
 Turkey 0.26 2012 3.1 2012
 Turkmenistan 42.26 1998 69.14 1998
 Turks and Caicos Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Tuvalu N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Uganda 33.24 2012 63.03 2012
 Ukraine N/A N/A 0.08 2013
 United Arab Emirates N/A N/A N/A N/A
 United Kingdom N/A N/A N/A N/A
 United States N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Uruguay 0.34 2013 1.56 2013
 Uzbekistan 66.79 2003 87.82 2003
 Vanuatu 15.36 2010 38.8 2010
 Venezuela 9.24 2006 14.9 2006
 Vietnam 3.23 2012 13.86 2012
 United States Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A
 West Bank and Gaza 0.3 2009 2.62 2009
 Yemen N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Zambia 64.43 2010 78.87 2010
 Zimbabwe N/A N/A N/A N/A
Country World
Bank
[7]
Year CIA[8] Year Other Year
 Afghanistan 15.8 2011 16 FY08/09 N/A N/A
 Albania 14.3 2012 14.3 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Algeria 22.6 1995 23 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Andorra N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Angola 36.6 2008 40.5 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Anguilla N/A N/A 23 2002 N/A N/A
 Argentina N/A N/A 30 2013[9] 5.4 2013[10]
 Armenia 27.6 2008 32 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Austria N/A N/A 4.2 2013 N/A N/A
 Azerbaijan 7.6 2011 6 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Bahamas, The N/A N/A 9.3 2004 N/A N/A
 Bangladesh 22% 2015 26 2012 est. N/A N/A[11]
 Belarus 7.3 2011 6.3 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Belgium N/A N/A 15.1 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Belize 33.5 2002 41 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Benin 36.2 2011 37.4 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Bermuda N/A N/A 19 2000 N/A N/A
 Bhutan 23.2 2007 12 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Bolivia 45.0 2011 51.3 2009 est.[12] 54.0 2007[13]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.9 2011 18.6 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Botswana 19.3 2009 30.3 2003 N/A N/A
 Brazil 10.0 2013 21.4 2013 12.1 2011[13]
 Bulgaria 20.7 2009 21 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Burkina Faso 46.7 2009 46.4 2004 N/A N/A
 Burma N/A N/A 32.7 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Burundi 66.9 2006 68 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Cambodia 30.1 2007 17.7 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Cameroon 39.9 2007 48 2000 est. N/A N/A
 Canada N/A N/A 9.4 2008[14] 4.9 2004[15]
 Cape Verde 26.6 30 2007/2000 N/A N/A
 Central African Republic 62 2008 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Chad 46.7 2011 80 2001 est. N/A N/A
 Chile 14.4 2011 11.5 2012 10.4 2011[16]
 China N/A N/A 6.1 2013[17] N/A N/A
 Colombia 32.7 2012 32.7 2012 est. 45.5 2012[13]
 Comoros 44.8 2004 60 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 71.3 2006 63 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Congo, Republic of the 46.5 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Costa Rica 20.6 2012 24.8 2011 est. 18.9 2009[13]
 Côte d'Ivoire 42.7 2008 42 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Croatia 11.1 2004 19.5 2014 N/A N/A
 Czech Republic 8.6 2012 8.6 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Denmark N/A N/A 13.4 2011 N/A N/A
 Djibouti N/A N/A 18.8 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Dominica N/A N/A 29 2009 est. N/A N/A
 Dominican Republic 34.4 2010 41.1 2013 est. 41.1 2009[13]
 East Timor 49.9 2007 41 2009 est. N/A N/A
 Ecuador 27.3 2012 25.6 December 2013 40.2 2009[13][18]
 Egypt 25.2 2011 20 2005 est. N/A N/A
 El Salvador 34.5 2012 36.5 2010 est. 47.9 2009[13]
 Equatorial Guinea 76.8 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Eritrea 69 1993 50 2004 est. N/A N/A
 Estonia N/A N/A 22.1 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Ethiopia 38.9 2005 39 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Fiji 31 2009 25.5 FY90/91 N/A N/A
 France N/A N/A 8.1 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Gabon 32.7 2005 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Gambia, The 48.4 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Gaza Strip N/A N/A 38 2010 est. N/A N/A
 Georgia 17.7 2011 9.7 2010 N/A N/A
 Germany N/A N/A 15.5 2010 est. N/A N/A
 Ghana 24.2 2012 24.2 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Greece N/A N/A 44 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Greenland N/A N/A 9.2 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Grenada N/A N/A 38 2008 N/A N/A
 Guam N/A N/A 23 2001 est. N/A N/A
 Guatemala 53.7 2011 54 2011 est. 54.8 2006[13]
 Guinea-Bissau 69.3 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Guinea 55.2 2012 47 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Guyana N/A N/A 35 2006 N/A N/A
 Haiti 58.5 2012 58.5 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Honduras 60 2010 65 2010 68.9 2007[13]
 Hungary 12.2 2009 14 2012 est. N/A N/A
 India 9.6% [19] 2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Indonesia 12.5 2011 11.33 2014 N/A N/A
 Iran N/A N/A 18.7 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Iraq 22.9 2007 25 2008 est. N/A N/A
 Italy N/A N/A 29.9 2012 10.3 2014[20]
 Ireland N/A N/A 5.5 2009 6.8 2004 est.[21]
 Israel N/A N/A 21 2012[22] N/A N/A
 Jamaica 17.6 2010 16.5 2009 est. N/A N/A
 Japan N/A N/A 16.1 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Jordan 14.4 2010 14.2 2002 N/A N/A
 Kazakhstan 8.2 2009 8.2 2009 N/A N/A
 Kenya 45.9 2005 43.4 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Korea, South N/A N/A 14.6 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Kosovo 29.2 2010 30 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Kyrgyzstan 33.7 2010 33.7 2011 est. N/A N/A
 Laos 27.6 2008 22 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Latvia 5.9 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Lebanon N/A N/A 28 1999 est. N/A N/A
 Lesotho 56.6 2003 49 1999 N/A N/A
 Liberia 63.8 2007 80 2000 est. N/A N/A
 Libya N/A N/A See note. [23] N/A N/A
 Lithuania N/A N/A 4 2008 N/A N/A
  1. REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia || 27.1 || 2010 || 30.9 || 2010 || 30.4 || 2011[24]
 Madagascar 75.3 2010 50 2004 est. N/A N/A
 Malawi 50.7 2010 53 2004 N/A N/A
 Malaysia 3.8 2009 3.8 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Maldives N/A N/A 16 2008 N/A N/A
 Mali 43.6 2010 36.1 2005 est. N/A N/A
 Mauritania 42 2008 40 2004 est. N/A N/A
 Mauritius N/A N/A 8 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Mexico 51.3 2010 48.0 2013 48.0 2013[13]
 Micronesia, Federated States of N/A N/A 26.7 2000 N/A N/A
 Moldova 16.6 2012 26.3 2009 N/A N/A
 Mongolia 27.4 2012 39.2 2010 N/A N/A
 Montenegro 11.3 2012 8.6 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Morocco 9 2007 15 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Mozambique 54.7 2009 54 2008 est. N/A N/A
 Namibia 28.7 2009 55.8 2005 est.[25] N/A N/A
   Nepal 25.2 2011 25.2 2011 N/A N/A
 Netherlands N/A N/A 9.1 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Nicaragua 42.5 2009 46.2 2005 61.9 2005[13]
 Niger 59.5 2007 63 1993 est. N/A N/A
 Nigeria 46.0 2010 70 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Norway N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.3 2007[26]
 Pakistan 22.3 2006 22.3 FY05/06 est. 2013 21%[27]
 Panama 27.6 2011 26 2012 est. 26.4 2009[13]
 Papua New Guinea 39.9 2009 37 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Paraguay 26.9 2012 34.7 2010 est. 56.0 2009[13]
 Peru 25.8 2012 25.8 2012 est. 34.8 2009[13]
 Philippines 25.2 2012 25.2 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Poland 7.6 2008 10.2 2003 est. N/A N/A
 Portugal N/A N/A 18.7 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Romania 13.8 2006 22.2 2011 est. N/A N/A
 Russia 12.7 2011 11 2013 est. 13.1 Dec. 2008[28]
 Rwanda 44.9 2011 60 2001 est. N/A N/A
 São Tomé and Príncipe 61.7 2009 54 2004 est. N/A N/A
 Senegal 46.7 2011 54 2001 est. N/A N/A
 Serbia 24.6 2011 9.2 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Sierra Leone 52.9 2011 70.2 2004 N/A N/A
 Slovakia 13.2 2011 20.5 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Slovenia N/A N/A 13.5 2012 est. N/A N/A
 South Africa 23 2006 35.9 2012 est. N/A N/A
 South Sudan 50.6 2009 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Spain N/A N/A 21.1 2012 est. 21.1 2012[29]
 Sri Lanka 8.9 2010 8.9 2009 est. N/A N/A
 Sudan 46.5 2009 40 2004 est. N/A N/A
 Suriname N/A N/A 70 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Swaziland 63.0 2009 69 2006 N/A N/A
  Switzerland N/A N/A 6.9 2010 N/A N/A
 Syria N/A N/A 11.9 2006 est. N/A N/A
 Taiwan N/A N/A 1.5 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Tajikistan 46.7 2009 35.6 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Tanzania 28.2 2012 36 2002 est. N/A N/A
 Thailand 13.2 2011 12.6 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Togo 58.7 2011 32 1989 est. N/A N/A
 Tonga N/A N/A 24 FY03/04 N/A N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago N/A N/A 17 2007 est. N/A N/A
 Tunisia 15.5 2010 3.8 2005 est. 3.8 2005[30]
 Turkey 18.1 2009 16.9 2010 20.5 2005[31]
 Turkmenistan N/A N/A 0.2 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Uganda 24.5 2009 19.7 2013 est. N/A N/A
 Ukraine 7.8 2011 24.1 2010 24.3 2013[32]
 United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 19.5 2003 0.0 2011[33]
 United Kingdom N/A N/A 15 2013 est. N/A N/A
 United States N/A N/A 15.1 2010 est. 14.5 2013[34]
 Uruguay 12.4 2012 18.6 2010 est. 6.7 2012[35]
 Uzbekistan 16.0 2011 26 2008 est. N/A N/A
 Venezuela 25.4 2012 31.6 2011 est. 27.6 2008[13]
 Vietnam 17.2 2012 11.3 2012 est. N/A N/A
 Virgin Islands, U.S. N/A N/A 28.9 2002 N/A N/A
 West Bank N/A N/A 18.3 2010 est. N/A N/A
 West Bank and Gaza 25.8 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Yemen 34.8 2005 54 2014 N/A N/A
 Zambia 59.3 2006 64 2006 N/A N/A
 Zimbabwe 72.3 2011 72.3 2012 est. N/A N/A

See also

General:

References

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  2. Libya Economy 2013 CIA factbook
  3. One third of the Saudi Arabia's population lives under the poverty line, 5 August 2013
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  9. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html
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  11. http://www.en.banglanews24.com/fullnews/bn/113749.html
  12. Based on percent of population living on less than the international standard of $2/day (2009 est.).
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  14. This figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008).
  15. Basic Needs Poverty Measure, an absolute poverty measure calculated by the Fraser Institute. (See related article, Poverty in Canada.)
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  17. In 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $400; this new standard is significantly higher than the line set in 2009, and as a result, 128 million Chinese are now considered below the poverty line (2011).
  18. Urban areas.
  19. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-24/news/40771743_1_poverty-line-tendulkar-methodology-poverty-rates
  20. http://www.istat.it/en/archive/164876
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  22. Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day (2012).
  23. About one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line.
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  25. The UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that 34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 per day (2005 est.).
  26. Poverty data: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100577.htm Norway. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007], US Department of State; Population: Norway - CIA The World Factbook.
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  28. Structure of money incomes and share of expenditures in money incomes of population (Russian).
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  32. http://www.ua.undp.org/content/ukraine/en/home/countryinfo/
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  35. http://www.diariotextual.com/economia/item/1764-cepal-argentina-es-el-pa%C3%ADs-con-menos-pobreza-de-am%C3%A9rica-latina.html.

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