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Aid, poverty & equality in Europe & Central Asia: how the countries rank

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 11 indicators for the 58 economies of Europe & Central Asia, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty0.6%Europe & Central Asia, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day1.1%Europe & Central Asia, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day4.8%Europe & Central Asia, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate16.1%median countryGini index30.7median countryTop 10% income share24.2%median countryBottom 20% income share7.8%median countryUndernourishment2.9%Europe & Central Asia, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
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0%20%40%60%199520002005201020152020Europe & Central Asia0.6%WorldEast Asia & PacificLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
Poverty, $4.20/day
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0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Europe & Central Asia1.1%WorldEast Asia & PacificLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
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All 58 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
Kosovo10.0%#1 · 202214.9%#2 · 202238.2%#5 · 202217.6%#20 · 201538.3#3 · 202225.1%#14 · 20224.5%#47 · 2022—
Tajikistan6.1%#2 · 202416.9%#1 · 202455.4%#2 · 202419.8%#14 · 202436.1#4 · 202428.2%#3 · 20247.1%#35 · 20248.0%#2 · 2024
Georgia4.2%#3 · 202411.0%#4 · 202445.6%#4 · 20249.4%#42 · 202433.9#9 · 202426.2%#8 · 20247.3%#31 · 20242.5%#20 · 2024
North Macedonia3.9%#4 · 20197.4%#5 · 201920.5%#7 · 201921.9%#6 · 202333.5#13 · 201922.9%#32 · 20195.8%#45 · 20192.5%#34 · 2024
Montenegro2.5%#5 · 20214.0%#7 · 202114.5%#10 · 202120.0%#13 · 202334.3#7 · 202124.7%#21 · 20216.2%#43 · 20212.5%#32 · 2024
Uzbekistan2.3%#6 · 20254.0%#8 · 202512.4%#11 · 20255.8%#45 · 202532.7#19 · 202524.2%#24 · 20257.0%#37 · 20252.5%#47 · 2024
Kyrgyzstan2.2%#7 · 202412.5%#3 · 202465.2%#1 · 202424.0%#2 · 202527.5#35 · 202422.9%#31 · 20249.6%#7 · 20244.8%#4 · 2024
Lithuania1.1%#8 · 20231.2%#14 · 20233.2%#21 · 202320.9%#9 · 202136.0#5 · 202327.3%#4 · 20236.5%#41 · 20232.5%#29 · 2024
Serbia1.1%#9 · 20232.1%#10 · 20239.0%#14 · 202319.7%#16 · 202332.8#18 · 202324.7%#22 · 20236.9%#39 · 20232.5%#40 · 2024
Bulgaria1.0%#10 · 20231.6%#12 · 20234.4%#17 · 202321.2%#8 · 202439.5#2 · 202331.1%#2 · 20236.0%#44 · 20232.5%#12 · 2024
Hungary0.9%#11 · 20171.8%#11 · 20174.9%#16 · 201712.1%#40 · 202130.6#25 · 201723.9%#26 · 20177.9%#22 · 20172.5%#23 · 2024
Italy0.9%#12 · 20231.0%#16 · 20231.9%#27 · 202320.1%#12 · 202134.3#6 · 202325.8%#12 · 20236.6%#40 · 20232.5%#26 · 2024
Armenia0.8%#13 · 20245.7%#6 · 202447.4%#3 · 202421.7%#7 · 202427.4#36 · 202423.3%#29 · 20249.6%#6 · 20242.5%#6 · 2024
Spain0.8%#14 · 20231.0%#17 · 20232.3%#24 · 202320.2%#11 · 202233.4#16 · 202324.5%#23 · 20236.5%#42 · 20232.5%#42 · 2024
Sweden0.8%#15 · 20230.9%#19 · 20231.5%#29 · 202316.1%#24 · 202229.3#31 · 202322.3%#38 · 20237.9%#23 · 20232.5%#43 · 2024
Germany0.7%#16 · 20220.9%#18 · 20221.6%#28 · 202214.8%#28 · 202133.7#11 · 202226.2%#9 · 20226.9%#38 · 20222.5%#21 · 2024
Romania0.7%#17 · 20231.3%#13 · 20235.1%#15 · 202318.4%#19 · 202429.8#29 · 202321.8%#40 · 20237.0%#36 · 20232.5%#38 · 2024
Greece0.6%#18 · 20230.8%#20 · 20233.2%#20 · 202318.8%#17 · 202133.4#15 · 202326.0%#11 · 20237.2%#32 · 20232.5%#22 · 2024
Austria0.5%#19 · 20230.6%#24 · 20231.0%#32 · 202314.8%#27 · 202131.2#23 · 202324.8%#19 · 20237.7%#25 · 20232.5%#7 · 2024
Slovakia0.5%#20 · 20230.8%#21 · 20234.1%#18 · 202313.7%#32 · 202123.8#47 · 202318.8%#47 · 20239.1%#16 · 2023—
Denmark0.4%#21 · 20230.4%#29 · 20230.6%#36 · 202312.4%#36 · 202129.9#28 · 202325.5%#13 · 20239.1%#14 · 20232.5%#16 · 2024
Latvia0.4%#22 · 20230.7%#22 · 20232.8%#22 · 202322.5%#5 · 202234.0#8 · 202326.2%#10 · 20237.2%#33 · 20232.5%#28 · 2024
Portugal0.4%#23 · 20230.7%#23 · 20232.2%#25 · 202316.4%#23 · 202133.9#10 · 202326.9%#5 · 20237.4%#30 · 20232.5%#37 · 2024
United Kingdom0.4%#24 · 20210.5%#28 · 20210.9%#34 · 202118.6%#18 · 201732.4#20 · 202125.0%#18 · 20217.6%#29 · 20212.5%#46 · 2024
Albania0.3%#25 · 20202.1%#9 · 202019.9%#8 · 202019.7%#15 · 202229.4#30 · 202022.8%#34 · 20208.4%#19 · 20205.6%#3 · 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3%#26 · 20211.0%#15 · 202111.7%#12 · 202116.9%#22 · 201530.3#26 · 202123.6%#28 · 20218.2%#21 · 20212.5%#11 · 2024
Croatia0.3%#27 · 20230.6%#25 · 20232.0%#26 · 202320.3%#10 · 202430.1#27 · 202323.3%#30 · 20237.8%#24 · 20232.5%#13 · 2024
Estonia0.3%#28 · 20230.6%#26 · 20231.3%#30 · 202322.5%#4 · 202230.7#24 · 202323.7%#27 · 20238.3%#20 · 20232.5%#17 · 2024
Finland0.2%#29 · 20230.2%#33 · 20230.4%#37 · 202312.2%#38 · 202227.4#37 · 202322.5%#36 · 20239.2%#11 · 20232.5%#18 · 2024
Norway0.2%#30 · 20230.2%#34 · 20230.4%#39 · 202312.2%#39 · 202126.5#41 · 202321.6%#42 · 20239.1%#15 · 20232.5%#35 · 2024
Poland0.2%#31 · 20230.4%#30 · 20231.1%#31 · 202313.5%#33 · 202528.5#34 · 202322.9%#33 · 20238.6%#18 · 20232.5%#36 · 2024
Türkiye0.2%#32 · 20230.4%#31 · 20234.1%#19 · 202313.0%#34 · 202443.7#1 · 202334.4%#1 · 20235.5%#46 · 20232.5%#45 · 2024
Belgium0.1%#33 · 20230.1%#38 · 20230.3%#40 · 202312.3%#37 · 202226.8#38 · 202322.2%#39 · 20239.1%#13 · 20232.5%#10 · 2024
France0.1%#34 · 20230.1%#39 · 20230.3%#41 · 202315.6%#26 · 202131.8#22 · 202325.0%#16 · 20237.7%#26 · 20232.5%#19 · 2024
Iceland0.1%#35 · 20190.1%#40 · 20190.4%#38 · 20198.8%#43 · 201726.8#39 · 201922.4%#37 · 20199.4%#9 · 20192.5%#24 · 2024
Ireland0.1%#36 · 20230.1%#41 · 20230.3%#42 · 202314.0%#30 · 202129.0#33 · 202324.1%#25 · 20239.2%#12 · 20232.5%#25 · 2024
Luxembourg0.1%#37 · 20230.1%#42 · 20230.2%#45 · 202317.3%#21 · 202133.6#12 · 202325.0%#17 · 20237.1%#34 · 20232.5%#30 · 2024
Netherlands0.1%#38 · 20210.1%#43 · 20210.3%#43 · 202114.5%#29 · 202125.7#43 · 202121.4%#44 · 20219.4%#10 · 20212.5%#33 · 2024
Russia0.1%#39 · 20230.2%#35 · 20230.9%#33 · 20237.2%#44 · 202433.0#17 · 202325.1%#15 · 20237.7%#27 · 20232.5%#39 · 2024
Switzerland0.1%#40 · 20230.1%#44 · 20230.3%#44 · 202315.8%#25 · 202133.5#14 · 202326.3%#7 · 20237.6%#28 · 20232.5%#44 · 2024
Belarus0.0%#41 · 20200.1%#37 · 20202.6%#23 · 20203.5%#47 · 202424.4#46 · 202020.7%#45 · 202010.3%#1 · 20202.5%#9 · 2024
Cyprus0.0%#42 · 20230.0%#45 · 20230.1%#46 · 202313.9%#31 · 202131.8#21 · 202326.3%#6 · 20238.6%#17 · 20232.5%#14 · 2024
Czechia0.0%#43 · 20230.0%#46 · 20230.8%#35 · 202310.2%#41 · 202125.7#42 · 202321.5%#43 · 20239.5%#8 · 20232.5%#15 · 2024
Kazakhstan0.0%#44 · 20210.3%#32 · 202115.2%#9 · 20215.0%#46 · 202429.2#32 · 202124.8%#20 · 20219.8%#5 · 20212.5%#27 · 2024
Moldova0.0%#45 · 20240.6%#27 · 202421.4%#6 · 202433.6%#1 · 202426.8#40 · 202422.7%#35 · 20249.9%#4 · 20242.5%#31 · 2024
Slovenia0.0%#46 · 20230.0%#47 · 20230.1%#47 · 202312.7%#35 · 202224.7#45 · 202320.6%#46 · 202310.0%#2 · 20232.5%#41 · 2024
Ukraine0.0%#47 · 20200.2%#36 · 202011.3%#13 · 202023.2%#3 · 202025.6#44 · 202021.7%#41 · 202010.0%#3 · 202010.8%#1 · 2024
Azerbaijan———————2.5%#8 · 2024
Turkmenistan———————4.1%#5 · 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 poverty47 countries
  1. 1Kosovo10.0%2022
  2. 2Tajikistan6.1%2024
  3. 3Georgia4.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 47Ukraine0.0%2020
  2. 46Slovenia0.0%2023
  3. 45Moldova0.0%2024
Median country 0.4% · group 0.6%
Poverty, $4.20/day47 countries
  1. 1Tajikistan16.9%2024
  2. 2Kosovo14.9%2022
  3. 3Kyrgyzstan12.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 47Slovenia0.0%2023
  2. 46Czechia0.0%2023
  3. 45Cyprus0.0%2023
Median country 0.6% · group 1.1%
Poverty, $8.30/day47 countries
  1. 1Kyrgyzstan65.2%2024
  2. 2Tajikistan55.4%2024
  3. 3Armenia47.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 47Slovenia0.1%2023
  2. 46Cyprus0.1%2023
  3. 45Luxembourg0.2%2023
Median country 2.3% · group 4.8%
National poverty rate47 countries
  1. 1Moldova33.6%2024
  2. 2Kyrgyzstan24.0%2025
  3. 3Ukraine23.2%2020
Lowest
  1. 47Belarus3.5%2024
  2. 46Kazakhstan5.0%2024
  3. 45Uzbekistan5.8%2025
Median country 16.1%
Gini index47 countries
  1. 1Türkiye43.72023
  2. 2Bulgaria39.52023
  3. 3Kosovo38.32022
Lowest
  1. 47Slovakia23.82023
  2. 46Belarus24.42020
  3. 45Slovenia24.72023
Median country 30.7
Top 10% income share47 countries
  1. 1Türkiye34.4%2023
  2. 2Bulgaria31.1%2023
  3. 3Tajikistan28.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 47Slovakia18.8%2023
  2. 46Slovenia20.6%2023
  3. 45Belarus20.7%2020
Median country 24.2%
Bottom 20% income share47 countries
  1. 1Belarus10.3%2020
  2. 2Slovenia10.0%2023
  3. 3Ukraine10.0%2020
Lowest
  1. 47Kosovo4.5%2022
  2. 46Türkiye5.5%2023
  3. 45North Macedonia5.8%2019
Median country 7.8%
Undernourishment47 countries
  1. 1Ukraine10.8%2024
  2. 2Tajikistan8.0%2024
  3. 3Albania5.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 47Uzbekistan2.5%2024
  2. 46United Kingdom2.5%2024
  3. 45Türkiye2.5%2024
Median country 2.5% · group 2.9%
Food insecurity45 countries
  1. 1Ukraine32.0%2024
  2. 2Albania31.8%2024
  3. 3Moldova26.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 45Belarus1.0%2024
  2. 44Kazakhstan1.4%2024
  3. 43Cyprus1.4%2024
Median country 7.6% · group 10.4%
Account ownership46 countries
  1. 1Iceland99.9%2024
  2. 2Finland99.8%2024
  3. 3Austria99.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 46Albania46.1%2024
  2. 45Tajikistan54.5%2024
  3. 44Moldova55.5%2024
Median country 90.0% · group 89.6%
Women in parliament52 countries
  1. 1Andorra50.0%2025
  2. 2Iceland46.0%2025
  3. 3Monaco45.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 52Cyprus14.3%2025
  2. 51Hungary15.6%2025
  3. 50Russia16.4%2025
Median country 33.4% · group 31.7%
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