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Aid, poverty & equality in East Asia & Pacific: how the countries rank

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 14 indicators for the 37 economies of East Asia & Pacific, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty2.0%East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day5.5%East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day26.4%East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate9.7%median countryGini index33.3median countryTop 10% income share25.9%median countryBottom 20% income share7.6%median countryUndernourishment3.5%East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
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Poverty, $4.20/day
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All 37 economies, aid, poverty & equality

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its aid, poverty & equality profile.

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CountryExtreme povertyPoverty, $4.20/dayPoverty, $8.30/dayNational poverty rateGini indexTop 10% income shareBottom 20% income shareUndernourishment
Vanuatu19.5%#1 · 201936.9%#1 · 201981.3%#1 · 201915.9%#6 · 201932.3#12 · 201924.7%#12 · 20197.6%#9 · 20195.8%#8 · 2024
Myanmar10.3%#2 · 201729.1%#2 · 201779.8%#2 · 201724.8%#2 · 201730.7#15 · 201725.5%#10 · 20178.9%#3 · 20174.6%#11 · 2024
Laos7.1%#3 · 202422.5%#3 · 202470.3%#3 · 202415.0%#7 · 202434.7#6 · 202428.5%#4 · 20247.9%#7 · 202410.0%#4 · 2024
Philippines5.3%#4 · 202316.9%#4 · 202358.7%#6 · 20239.7%#8 · 202539.3#2 · 202331.6%#1 · 20236.9%#14 · 20233.4%#14 · 2024
Fiji4.7%#5 · 201915.1%#6 · 201961.3%#5 · 201924.1%#3 · 201930.7#14 · 201924.2%#15 · 20198.4%#4 · 20197.2%#5 · 2024
Indonesia3.7%#6 · 202515.5%#5 · 202564.1%#4 · 20258.5%#9 · 202534.4#7 · 202528.7%#3 · 20258.3%#5 · 20256.3%#6 · 2024
Marshall Islands2.1%#7 · 20196.7%#7 · 201936.5%#8 · 20197.2%#10 · 201935.5#5 · 201927.5%#7 · 20197.2%#13 · 2019—
Vietnam1.6%#8 · 20224.2%#9 · 202221.5%#11 · 20224.2%#14 · 202236.1#3 · 202228.1%#6 · 20226.8%#16 · 20226.1%#7 · 2024
Japan1.2%#9 · 20201.6%#12 · 20203.3%#14 · 2020—32.3#11 · 202024.3%#14 · 20206.8%#15 · 20202.5%#19 · 2024
Australia0.9%#10 · 20201.1%#13 · 20201.5%#16 · 2020—33.8#8 · 202025.9%#9 · 20207.2%#12 · 20202.5%#17 · 2024
Kiribati0.9%#11 · 20235.7%#8 · 202352.0%#7 · 20235.5%#11 · 202324.7#17 · 202320.9%#17 · 202310.2%#1 · 20233.8%#13 · 2024
Mongolia0.4%#12 · 20222.3%#10 · 202224.4%#10 · 202227.1%#1 · 202231.4#13 · 202224.6%#13 · 20228.2%#6 · 20222.5%#21 · 2024
Tonga0.4%#13 · 20211.8%#11 · 202126.7%#9 · 202120.6%#5 · 202127.1#16 · 202122.0%#16 · 20219.3%#2 · 2021—
South Korea0.1%#14 · 20210.2%#15 · 20210.5%#17 · 2021—32.9#10 · 202125.0%#11 · 20217.4%#10 · 20212.5%#23 · 2024
China0.0%#15 · 20220.5%#14 · 202221.3%#12 · 20220.0%#15 · 202036.0#4 · 202228.4%#5 · 20227.3%#11 · 20222.5%#18 · 2024
Malaysia0.0%#16 · 20210.1%#17 · 20212.9%#15 · 20215.1%#13 · 202340.7#1 · 202130.9%#2 · 20215.9%#17 · 20212.5%#20 · 2024
Thailand0.0%#17 · 20240.2%#16 · 202411.7%#13 · 20245.4%#12 · 202233.3#9 · 202426.0%#8 · 20247.9%#8 · 20245.4%#9 · 2024
Cambodia———————4.7%#10 · 2024
French Polynesia———————2.6%#16 · 2024
New Caledonia———————4.1%#12 · 2024
New Zealand———————2.5%#22 · 2024
Papua New Guinea———————30.5%#1 · 2024
Samoa———21.9%#4 · 2018———3.4%#15 · 2024
Solomon Islands———————27.0%#2 · 2024
Timor-Leste———————16.9%#3 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Extreme poverty17 countries
  1. 1Vanuatu19.5%2019
  2. 2Myanmar10.3%2017
  3. 3Laos7.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 17Thailand0.0%2024
  2. 16Malaysia0.0%2021
  3. 15China0.0%2022
Median country 1.2% · group 2.0%
Poverty, $4.20/day17 countries
  1. 1Vanuatu36.9%2019
  2. 2Myanmar29.1%2017
  3. 3Laos22.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 17Malaysia0.1%2021
  2. 16Thailand0.2%2024
  3. 15South Korea0.2%2021
Median country 4.2% · group 5.5%
Poverty, $8.30/day17 countries
  1. 1Vanuatu81.3%2019
  2. 2Myanmar79.8%2017
  3. 3Laos70.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 17South Korea0.5%2021
  2. 16Australia1.5%2020
  3. 15Malaysia2.9%2021
Median country 26.7% · group 26.4%
National poverty rate15 countries
  1. 1Mongolia27.1%2022
  2. 2Myanmar24.8%2017
  3. 3Fiji24.1%2019
Lowest
  1. 15China0.0%2020
  2. 14Vietnam4.2%2022
  3. 13Malaysia5.1%2023
Median country 9.7%
Gini index17 countries
  1. 1Malaysia40.72021
  2. 2Philippines39.32023
  3. 3Vietnam36.12022
Lowest
  1. 17Kiribati24.72023
  2. 16Tonga27.12021
  3. 15Myanmar30.72017
Median country 33.3
Top 10% income share17 countries
  1. 1Philippines31.6%2023
  2. 2Malaysia30.9%2021
  3. 3Indonesia28.7%2025
Lowest
  1. 17Kiribati20.9%2023
  2. 16Tonga22.0%2021
  3. 15Fiji24.2%2019
Median country 25.9%
Bottom 20% income share17 countries
  1. 1Kiribati10.2%2023
  2. 2Tonga9.3%2021
  3. 3Myanmar8.9%2017
Lowest
  1. 17Malaysia5.9%2021
  2. 16Vietnam6.8%2022
  3. 15Japan6.8%2020
Median country 7.6%
Undernourishment23 countries
  1. 1Papua New Guinea30.5%2024
  2. 2Solomon Islands27.0%2024
  3. 3Timor-Leste16.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 23South Korea2.5%2024
  2. 22New Zealand2.5%2024
  3. 21Mongolia2.5%2024
Median country 4.1% · group 3.5%
Food insecurity23 countries
  1. 1Papua New Guinea57.3%2019
  2. 2Timor-Leste53.7%2021
  3. 3Kiribati43.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Indonesia4.2%2024
  2. 22Thailand4.5%2024
  3. 21Mongolia4.7%2024
Median country 18.2% · group 8.8%
Account ownership16 countries
  1. 1Japan98.5%2024
  2. 2Mongolia98.3%2024
  3. 3Australia98.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 16Laos37.7%2024
  2. 15Cambodia39.0%2024
  3. 14Myanmar47.8%2021
Median country 90.6% · group 82.8%
Women in parliament30 countries
  1. 1Australia46.0%2025
  2. 2New Zealand45.5%2025
  3. 3Timor-Leste35.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 30Tuvalu0.0%2025
  2. 29Vanuatu1.9%2025
  3. 28Papua New Guinea2.7%2025
Median country 16.7% · group 23.3%
Net ODA received24 countries
  1. 1Philippines$1.8bn2023
  2. 2Cambodia$1.6bn2023
  3. 3Indonesia$1.2bn2023
Lowest
  1. 24China−$267m2023
  2. 23Malaysia$6.6m2023
  3. 22North Korea$14.4m2023
Median country $140m · group $10.7bn
ODA, % of GNI23 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu101.8%2023
  2. 2Marshall Islands39.8%2023
  3. 3Micronesia25.1%2023
Lowest
  1. 23China0.0%2023
  2. 22Malaysia0.0%2023
  3. 21Thailand0.0%2023
Median country 3.8% · group 0.0%
ODA per person24 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu$6,9622023
  2. 2Marshall Islands$3,2482023
  3. 3Nauru$3,1652023
Lowest
  1. 24China−$0.192023
  2. 23Malaysia$0.192023
  3. 22North Korea$0.552023
Median country $139 · group $4.5
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