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Aid, poverty & equality in low-income countries: how the countries rank

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 14 indicators for the 25 economies in the low income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty52.5%low-income countries, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day70.3%low-income countries, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day92.4%low-income countries, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate50.7%median countryGini index37.4median countryTop 10% income share29.6%median countryBottom 20% income share7.2%median countryUndernourishment27.3%low-income countries, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
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0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020low-income countries52.5%Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
Poverty, $4.20/day
low-income countriesWorldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020low-income countries70.3%Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
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All 25 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%#1 · 202092.5%#1 · 202098.0%#1 · 202056.2%#6 · 202044.7#2 · 202035.7%#2 · 20205.5%#17 · 202039.5%#4 · 2024
Mozambique81.4%#2 · 202289.1%#2 · 202296.3%#6 · 202265.0%#4 · 202249.6#1 · 202240.8%#1 · 20224.7%#19 · 202222.3%#12 · 2024
South Sudan76.5%#3 · 201688.0%#3 · 201697.6%#2 · 201682.3%#1 · 201644.0#3 · 201633.0%#5 · 20164.9%#18 · 201619.1%#16 · 2024
Malawi75.4%#4 · 201987.3%#4 · 201997.1%#4 · 201947.3%#12 · 202438.5#7 · 201931.0%#6 · 20197.0%#12 · 201924.5%#10 · 2024
Burundi74.2%#5 · 202087.2%#5 · 202097.4%#3 · 202051.0%#9 · 202037.5#9 · 202029.9%#9 · 20207.1%#11 · 2020—
Central African Republic71.6%#6 · 202183.9%#6 · 202196.1%#7 · 202168.8%#3 · 202143.0#4 · 202133.1%#4 · 20215.6%#16 · 202129.8%#7 · 2024
Madagascar69.2%#7 · 202183.9%#7 · 202196.6%#5 · 202175.2%#2 · 202136.8#12 · 202129.6%#10 · 20217.2%#10 · 202141.8%#2 · 2024
Niger60.5%#8 · 202179.7%#8 · 202196.1%#8 · 202141.2%#17 · 202132.9#17 · 202127.8%#15 · 20218.7%#2 · 202112.9%#18 · 2024
Uganda54.4%#9 · 202372.3%#9 · 202393.6%#9 · 202316.1%#20 · 202338.2#8 · 202329.3%#13 · 20236.6%#15 · 202320.9%#13 · 2024
Burkina Faso42.1%#10 · 202164.6%#11 · 202190.4%#13 · 202143.2%#16 · 202137.4#10 · 202130.2%#8 · 20217.3%#8 · 202111.7%#20 · 2024
Sierra Leone41.5%#11 · 201865.0%#10 · 201891.5%#11 · 201856.8%#5 · 201835.7#14 · 201829.4%#12 · 20187.9%#5 · 201825.3%#9 · 2024
Guinea-Bissau39.9%#12 · 202162.1%#14 · 202191.4%#12 · 202150.5%#11 · 202133.4#16 · 202126.1%#17 · 20217.9%#4 · 202120.0%#14 · 2024
Chad39.5%#13 · 202261.4%#15 · 202289.5%#15 · 202244.8%#15 · 202237.4#11 · 202229.5%#11 · 20226.9%#13 · 202233.6%#6 · 2024
Ethiopia38.6%#14 · 202163.7%#12 · 202193.5%#10 · 202133.1%#18 · 202131.1#18 · 202124.8%#18 · 20218.3%#3 · 202119.9%#15 · 2024
Rwanda38.6%#15 · 202362.2%#13 · 202389.8%#14 · 202327.4%#19 · 202339.4#5 · 202333.4%#3 · 20237.4%#7 · 202322.6%#11 · 2024
Mali36.1%#16 · 202159.5%#16 · 202188.6%#17 · 202145.5%#14 · 202135.7#13 · 202128.3%#14 · 20217.6%#6 · 202112.1%#19 · 2024
Liberia33.6%#17 · 201655.0%#17 · 201688.3%#18 · 201650.9%#10 · 201635.3#15 · 201627.1%#16 · 20167.2%#9 · 201637.3%#5 · 2024
The Gambia22.0%#18 · 202040.2%#19 · 202078.2%#19 · 202053.4%#8 · 202038.8#6 · 202030.5%#7 · 20206.6%#14 · 202017.5%#17 · 2024
Syria18.0%#19 · 202242.1%#18 · 202289.3%#16 · 2022—26.4#19 · 202220.9%#19 · 20229.3%#1 · 202240.8%#3 · 2024
Afghanistan———47.1%#13 · 2019———27.8%#8 · 2024
Somalia———55.4%#7 · 2022———56.5%#1 · 2024
Sudan———————10.9%#21 · 2021
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 poverty19 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%2020
  2. 2Mozambique81.4%2022
  3. 3South Sudan76.5%2016
Lowest
  1. 19Syria18.0%2022
  2. 18The Gambia22.0%2020
  3. 17Liberia33.6%2016
Median country 42.1% · group 52.5%
Poverty, $4.20/day19 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo92.5%2020
  2. 2Mozambique89.1%2022
  3. 3South Sudan88.0%2016
Lowest
  1. 19The Gambia40.2%2020
  2. 18Syria42.1%2022
  3. 17Liberia55.0%2016
Median country 65.0% · group 70.3%
Poverty, $8.30/day19 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo98.0%2020
  2. 2South Sudan97.6%2016
  3. 3Burundi97.4%2020
Lowest
  1. 19The Gambia78.2%2020
  2. 18Liberia88.3%2016
  3. 17Mali88.6%2021
Median country 93.5% · group 92.4%
National poverty rate20 countries
  1. 1South Sudan82.3%2016
  2. 2Madagascar75.2%2021
  3. 3Central African Republic68.8%2021
Lowest
  1. 20Uganda16.1%2023
  2. 19Rwanda27.4%2023
  3. 18Ethiopia33.1%2021
Median country 50.7%
Gini index19 countries
  1. 1Mozambique49.62022
  2. 2Democratic Republic of the Congo44.72020
  3. 3South Sudan44.02016
Lowest
  1. 19Syria26.42022
  2. 18Ethiopia31.12021
  3. 17Niger32.92021
Median country 37.4
Top 10% income share19 countries
  1. 1Mozambique40.8%2022
  2. 2Democratic Republic of the Congo35.7%2020
  3. 3Rwanda33.4%2023
Lowest
  1. 19Syria20.9%2022
  2. 18Ethiopia24.8%2021
  3. 17Guinea-Bissau26.1%2021
Median country 29.6%
Bottom 20% income share19 countries
  1. 1Syria9.3%2022
  2. 2Niger8.7%2021
  3. 3Ethiopia8.3%2021
Lowest
  1. 19Mozambique4.7%2022
  2. 18South Sudan4.9%2016
  3. 17Democratic Republic of the Congo5.5%2020
Median country 7.2%
Undernourishment21 countries
  1. 1Somalia56.5%2024
  2. 2Madagascar41.8%2024
  3. 3Syria40.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 21Sudan10.9%2021
  2. 20Burkina Faso11.7%2024
  3. 19Mali12.1%2024
Median country 22.6% · group 27.3%
Food insecurity18 countries
  1. 1South Sudan88.8%2024
  2. 2Central African Republic88.1%2022
  3. 3Sierra Leone88.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 18Mali20.6%2024
  2. 17Burkina Faso41.2%2024
  3. 16The Gambia47.2%2024
Median country 67.9% · group 65.4%
Account ownership16 countries
  1. 1Uganda72.8%2024
  2. 2Mali54.7%2024
  3. 3Mozambique54.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 16South Sudan5.8%2021
  2. 15Afghanistan9.7%2021
  3. 14Yemen11.9%2022
Median country 38.9% · group 46.4%
Women in parliament23 countries
  1. 1Rwanda63.8%2025
  2. 2Ethiopia41.9%2025
  3. 3Burundi39.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Yemen0.0%2025
  2. 22Syria4.9%2025
  3. 21The Gambia8.6%2025
Median country 19.6% · group 24.8%
Net ODA received25 countries
  1. 1Syria$9.2bn2023
  2. 2Ethiopia$5.4bn2023
  3. 3Democratic Republic of the Congo$4.3bn2023
Lowest
  1. 25North Korea$14.4m2023
  2. 24Eritrea$129m2023
  3. 23Guinea-Bissau$189m2023
Median country $1.4bn · group $44.6bn
ODA, % of GNI23 countries
  1. 1Yemen38.0%2018
  2. 2Syria31.3%2022
  3. 3Central African Republic27.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 23Sudan3.5%2023
  2. 22Ethiopia4.0%2023
  3. 21Uganda4.7%2023
Median country 9.5% · group 8.2%
ODA per person25 countries
  1. 1Syria$3902023
  2. 2South Sudan$1562023
  3. 3Central African Republic$1432023
Lowest
  1. 25North Korea$0.552023
  2. 24Sudan$27.82023
  3. 23Eritrea$37.22023
Median country $62.4 · group $61.4
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