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Aid, poverty & equality: country rankings

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Net ODA received145 countries
  1. 1Ukraine$38.9bn2023
  2. 2Syria$9.2bn2023
  3. 3Bangladesh$5.7bn2023
  4. 4Ethiopia$5.4bn2023
  5. 5Democratic Republic of the Congo$4.3bn2023
  6. 6Yemen$4.1bn2023
  7. 7Pakistan$4.0bn2023
  8. 8West Bank and Gaza$3.6bn2023
  9. 9Nigeria$3.6bn2023
  10. 10Afghanistan$3.1bn2023
Lowest
  1. 145China−$267m2023
  2. 144Trinidad and Tobago$4.3m2010
  3. 143Antigua and Barbuda$6.1m2021
  4. 142Malaysia$6.6m2023
  5. 141Oman$7.1m2010
All 145 countries
ODA, % of GNI139 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu101.8%2023
  2. 2Marshall Islands39.8%2023
  3. 3Yemen38.0%2018
  4. 4Syria31.3%2022
  5. 5Central African Republic27.3%2023
  6. 6Micronesia25.1%2023
  7. 7Ukraine20.9%2023
  8. 8Kiribati20.6%2023
  9. 9Somalia20.4%2023
  10. 10Tonga20.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 139China0.0%2023
  2. 138Malaysia0.0%2023
  3. 137Thailand0.0%2023
  4. 136Mexico0.0%2023
  5. 135Chile0.0%2017
All 139 countries
ODA per person145 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu$6,9622023
  2. 2Marshall Islands$3,2482023
  3. 3Nauru$3,1652023
  4. 4Palau$1,6242023
  5. 5Tonga$1,2392023
  6. 6Micronesia$1,1172023
  7. 7Ukraine$1,0322023
  8. 8Dominica$7912023
  9. 9Kiribati$7422023
  10. 10West Bank and Gaza$7022023
Lowest
  1. 145China−$0.192023
  2. 144Malaysia$0.192023
  3. 143North Korea$0.552023
  4. 142Thailand$1.22023
  5. 141India$1.72023
All 145 countries
Extreme poverty151 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%2020
  2. 2Mozambique81.4%2022
  3. 3South Sudan76.5%2016
  4. 4Malawi75.4%2019
  5. 5Burundi74.2%2020
  6. 6Zambia71.7%2022
  7. 7Central African Republic71.6%2021
  8. 8Madagascar69.2%2021
  9. 9Niger60.5%2021
  10. 10Uganda54.4%2023
Lowest
  1. 151United Arab Emirates0.0%2018
  2. 150Ukraine0.0%2020
  3. 149Thailand0.0%2024
  4. 148Slovenia0.0%2023
  5. 147Qatar0.0%2017
All 151 countries
Poverty, $4.20/day151 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo92.5%2020
  2. 2Mozambique89.1%2022
  3. 3South Sudan88.0%2016
  4. 4Malawi87.3%2019
  5. 5Burundi87.2%2020
  6. 6Central African Republic83.9%2021
  7. 7Madagascar83.9%2021
  8. 8Zambia81.4%2022
  9. 9Niger79.7%2021
  10. 10Uganda72.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 151United Arab Emirates0.0%2018
  2. 150Slovenia0.0%2023
  3. 149Qatar0.0%2017
  4. 148Maldives0.0%2019
  5. 147Czechia0.0%2023
All 151 countries
National poverty rate145 countries
  1. 1South Sudan82.3%2016
  2. 2Madagascar75.2%2021
  3. 3Central African Republic68.8%2021
  4. 4Mozambique65.0%2022
  5. 5Honduras60.1%2025
  6. 6Zambia60.0%2022
  7. 7Sierra Leone56.8%2018
  8. 8Democratic Republic of the Congo56.2%2020
  9. 9Nigeria56.2%2022
  10. 10Guatemala56.0%2023
Lowest
  1. 145China0.0%2020
  2. 144Belarus3.5%2024
  3. 143Morocco3.9%2022
  4. 142Vietnam4.2%2022
  5. 141Kazakhstan5.0%2024
All 145 countries
Gini index151 countries
  1. 1Namibia59.12015
  2. 2Botswana54.92015
  3. 3Eswatini54.62016
  4. 4Colombia54.42024
  5. 5South Africa54.12022
  6. 6Zambia51.52022
  7. 7Angola51.32018
  8. 8Brazil50.32024
  9. 9Zimbabwe50.32019
  10. 10Panama49.72024
Lowest
  1. 151India23.02023
  2. 150Slovakia23.82023
  3. 149Belarus24.42020
  4. 148Slovenia24.72023
  5. 147Kiribati24.72023
All 151 countries
Undernourishment167 countries
  1. 1Somalia56.5%2024
  2. 2Haiti51.4%2024
  3. 3Madagascar41.8%2024
  4. 4Zambia41.0%2024
  5. 5Syria40.8%2024
  6. 6Democratic Republic of the Congo39.5%2024
  7. 7Liberia37.3%2024
  8. 8Kenya34.9%2024
  9. 9Chad33.6%2024
  10. 10Papua New Guinea30.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 167Uzbekistan2.5%2024
  2. 166Uruguay2.5%2024
  3. 165United States2.5%2024
  4. 164United Kingdom2.5%2024
  5. 163United Arab Emirates2.5%2024
All 167 countries
Women in parliament190 countries
  1. 1Rwanda63.8%2025
  2. 2Cuba55.7%2025
  3. 3Nicaragua54.9%2025
  4. 4Bolivia50.8%2025
  5. 5Mexico50.2%2025
  6. 6Andorra50.0%2025
  7. 7United Arab Emirates50.0%2025
  8. 8Costa Rica49.1%2025
  9. 9Iceland46.0%2025
  10. 10Australia46.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 190Yemen0.0%2025
  2. 189Tuvalu0.0%2025
  3. 188Oman0.0%2025
  4. 187Vanuatu1.9%2025
  5. 186Papua New Guinea2.7%2025
All 190 countries
Account ownership145 countries
  1. 1Iceland99.9%2024
  2. 2Finland99.8%2024
  3. 3Austria99.5%2024
  4. 4United Kingdom99.3%2024
  5. 5France99.2%2024
  6. 6Netherlands99.2%2024
  7. 7Lithuania99.0%2024
  8. 8Estonia98.9%2024
  9. 9Slovenia98.7%2024
  10. 10Denmark98.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 145South Sudan5.8%2021
  2. 144Afghanistan9.7%2021
  3. 143Yemen11.9%2022
  4. 142Niger14.8%2024
  5. 141Chad20.9%2024
All 145 countries
Top 10% income share151 countries
  1. 1Namibia47.2%2015
  2. 2Botswana42.9%2015
  3. 3Colombia42.7%2024
  4. 4Eswatini42.7%2016
  5. 5South Africa42.1%2022
  6. 6Mozambique40.8%2022
  7. 7Zimbabwe40.5%2019
  8. 8Angola39.6%2018
  9. 9Brazil39.3%2024
  10. 10Zambia39.1%2022
Lowest
  1. 151Slovakia18.8%2023
  2. 150United Arab Emirates20.5%2018
  3. 149India20.5%2023
  4. 148Slovenia20.6%2023
  5. 147Belarus20.7%2020
All 151 countries
Bottom 20% income share151 countries
  1. 1India11.1%2023
  2. 2Belarus10.3%2020
  3. 3Kiribati10.2%2023
  4. 4Slovenia10.0%2023
  5. 5Ukraine10.0%2020
  6. 6Moldova9.9%2024
  7. 7Kazakhstan9.8%2021
  8. 8Egypt9.7%2021
  9. 9Armenia9.6%2024
  10. 10Kyrgyzstan9.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 151Namibia2.8%2015
  2. 150Colombia3.2%2024
  3. 149Panama3.6%2024
  4. 148South Africa3.7%2022
  5. 147Honduras3.7%2024
All 151 countries
Poverty, $8.30/day151 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo98.0%2020
  2. 2South Sudan97.6%2016
  3. 3Burundi97.4%2020
  4. 4Malawi97.1%2019
  5. 5Madagascar96.6%2021
  6. 6Mozambique96.3%2022
  7. 7Central African Republic96.1%2021
  8. 8Niger96.1%2021
  9. 9Zambia94.0%2022
  10. 10Uganda93.6%2023
Lowest
  1. 151Qatar0.0%2017
  2. 150Slovenia0.1%2023
  3. 149Cyprus0.1%2023
  4. 148Luxembourg0.2%2023
  5. 147Switzerland0.3%2023
All 151 countries
Food insecurity155 countries
  1. 1South Sudan88.8%2024
  2. 2Central African Republic88.1%2022
  3. 3Sierra Leone88.1%2024
  4. 4Haiti83.5%2024
  5. 5Democratic Republic of the Congo81.7%2024
  6. 6Malawi81.6%2024
  7. 7Comoros79.7%2023
  8. 8Liberia79.0%2024
  9. 9Afghanistan77.8%2024
  10. 10Nigeria76.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 155Belarus1.0%2024
  2. 154Kazakhstan1.4%2024
  3. 153Cyprus1.4%2024
  4. 152Italy1.7%2024
  5. 151Switzerland2.6%2024
All 155 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Aid, poverty & equality by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies