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

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 14 indicators for the 47 economies in the lower-middle income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty12.4%group, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day26.9%group, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day76.8%group, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate32.3%median countryGini index35.4median countryTop 10% income share27.8%median countryBottom 20% income share7.2%median countryUndernourishment12.1%group, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
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0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020lower-middle-income countries12.4%Worldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
Poverty, $4.20/day
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0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020lower-middle-income countries26.9%Worldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
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All 47 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
Zambia71.7%#1 · 202281.4%#1 · 202294.0%#1 · 202260.0%#2 · 202251.5#3 · 202239.1%#5 · 20223.9%#34 · 202241.0%#2 · 2024
Tanzania51.3%#2 · 201870.0%#2 · 201891.5%#3 · 201826.4%#23 · 201840.5#13 · 201833.1%#6 · 20186.9%#23 · 201819.1%#11 · 2024
Zimbabwe49.2%#3 · 201964.6%#4 · 201986.2%#8 · 201938.3%#12 · 201950.3#5 · 201940.5%#3 · 20194.8%#31 · 201918.4%#12 · 2024
Kenya45.5%#4 · 202265.5%#3 · 202290.1%#4 · 202239.8%#11 · 202238.5#14 · 202230.9%#13 · 20227.1%#20 · 202234.9%#3 · 2024
Eswatini44.5%#5 · 201658.3%#6 · 201679.3%#17 · 201653.5%#5 · 202354.6#2 · 201642.7%#2 · 20163.7%#36 · 201615.1%#18 · 2024
Lesotho41.9%#6 · 201756.8%#7 · 201783.8%#10 · 201749.7%#6 · 201744.9#7 · 201732.9%#7 · 20174.6%#33 · 2017—
Nigeria41.8%#7 · 202264.0%#5 · 202292.9%#2 · 202256.2%#3 · 202233.9#23 · 202226.3%#24 · 20227.5%#18 · 202222.2%#8 · 2024
Angola39.3%#8 · 201853.7%#10 · 201880.0%#14 · 201832.3%#20 · 201851.3#4 · 201839.6%#4 · 20183.8%#35 · 201817.4%#13 · 2024
Ghana39.0%#9 · 201656.3%#8 · 201685.4%#9 · 201623.4%#27 · 201643.5#8 · 201632.2%#11 · 20164.7%#32 · 20166.4%#33 · 2024
Togo34.7%#10 · 202155.6%#9 · 202187.0%#6 · 202143.8%#9 · 202137.9#15 · 202129.6%#15 · 20216.8%#25 · 202110.2%#25 · 2024
Benin27.2%#11 · 202150.0%#11 · 202186.5%#7 · 202136.2%#16 · 202134.4#22 · 202127.2%#21 · 20217.6%#15 · 202111.1%#22 · 2024
Cameroon26.7%#12 · 202141.3%#15 · 202174.0%#20 · 202137.7%#13 · 202142.2#9 · 202131.1%#12 · 20215.4%#29 · 20214.9%#38 · 2024
Djibouti25.4%#13 · 201743.7%#13 · 201780.8%#13 · 201721.1%#28 · 201741.6#10 · 201732.3%#9 · 20175.4%#30 · 201714.7%#19 · 2024
Pakistan23.0%#14 · 202447.9%#12 · 202487.1%#5 · 202428.9%#22 · 202433.5#25 · 202427.7%#20 · 20248.2%#11 · 202416.1%#17 · 2024
Namibia22.9%#15 · 201535.0%#18 · 201561.1%#27 · 201517.4%#32 · 201559.1#1 · 201547.2%#1 · 20152.8%#38 · 201520.1%#9 · 2024
Côte d'Ivoire20.8%#16 · 202141.6%#14 · 202180.9%#12 · 202137.5%#14 · 202135.3#20 · 202127.8%#19 · 20217.6%#16 · 202111.4%#21 · 2024
Vanuatu19.5%#17 · 201936.9%#17 · 201981.3%#11 · 201915.9%#34 · 201932.3#27 · 201924.7%#28 · 20197.6%#17 · 20195.8%#34 · 2024
Senegal17.9%#18 · 202137.3%#16 · 202178.6%#18 · 202137.5%#15 · 202136.2#17 · 202128.8%#16 · 20217.3%#19 · 20215.3%#35 · 2024
Honduras15.7%#19 · 202423.5%#23 · 202449.8%#33 · 202460.1%#1 · 202545.7#6 · 202432.3%#10 · 20243.7%#37 · 202414.3%#20 · 2024
São Tomé and Príncipe13.0%#20 · 201730.5%#19 · 201770.0%#24 · 201755.5%#4 · 201740.7#12 · 201732.8%#8 · 20176.4%#27 · 201723.0%#7 · 2024
Guinea11.7%#21 · 201829.2%#20 · 201876.6%#19 · 201843.7%#10 · 201829.6#33 · 201823.1%#34 · 20188.5%#10 · 20188.7%#28 · 2024
Myanmar10.3%#22 · 201729.1%#21 · 201779.8%#16 · 201724.8%#25 · 201730.7#30 · 201725.5%#27 · 20178.9%#5 · 20174.6%#41 · 2024
Mauritania10.2%#23 · 201926.0%#22 · 201971.2%#22 · 201931.8%#21 · 201932.0#28 · 201924.6%#31 · 20197.8%#13 · 201911.0%#24 · 2024
Laos7.1%#24 · 202422.5%#24 · 202470.3%#23 · 202415.0%#35 · 202434.7#21 · 202428.5%#17 · 20247.9%#12 · 202410.0%#26 · 2024
Tajikistan6.1%#25 · 202416.9%#27 · 202455.4%#29 · 202419.8%#30 · 202436.1#18 · 202428.2%#18 · 20247.1%#21 · 20248.0%#31 · 2024
Bangladesh5.9%#26 · 202220.5%#25 · 202271.5%#21 · 202218.7%#31 · 202230.9#29 · 202225.5%#26 · 20228.8%#6 · 20228.2%#30 · 2024
Lebanon5.8%#27 · 202215.7%#29 · 202250.7%#32 · 2022—35.5#19 · 202225.6%#25 · 20226.8%#24 · 202211.1%#23 · 2024
Comoros5.1%#28 · 202418.0%#26 · 202468.2%#25 · 202446.1%#7 · 202430.3#31 · 202424.6%#29 · 20248.8%#8 · 202416.5%#16 · 2024
India2.6%#29 · 202316.1%#28 · 202380.0%#15 · 2023—23.0#38 · 202320.5%#38 · 202311.1%#1 · 20239.8%#27 · 2024
Nepal2.4%#30 · 20229.1%#31 · 202252.7%#30 · 202220.3%#29 · 202230.0#32 · 202224.2%#32 · 20228.7%#9 · 20225.2%#37 · 2024
Uzbekistan2.3%#31 · 20254.0%#36 · 202512.4%#37 · 20255.8%#37 · 202532.7#26 · 202524.2%#33 · 20257.0%#22 · 20252.5%#44 · 2024
Kyrgyzstan2.2%#32 · 202412.5%#30 · 202465.2%#26 · 202424.0%#26 · 202527.5#36 · 202422.9%#35 · 20249.6%#4 · 20244.8%#39 · 2024
Bolivia2.1%#33 · 20244.9%#35 · 202417.4%#36 · 202444.7%#8 · 202540.9#11 · 202430.6%#14 · 20245.4%#28 · 202419.5%#10 · 2024
West Bank and Gaza2.1%#34 · 20236.1%#33 · 202328.6%#34 · 202332.8%#19 · 202336.4#16 · 202327.1%#22 · 20236.6%#26 · 2023—
Egypt1.4%#35 · 20217.1%#32 · 202158.5%#28 · 202133.5%#17 · 202128.5#35 · 202124.6%#30 · 20219.7%#3 · 20218.4%#29 · 2024
Kiribati0.9%#36 · 20235.7%#34 · 202352.0%#31 · 20235.5%#38 · 202324.7#37 · 202320.9%#37 · 202310.2%#2 · 20233.8%#42 · 2024
Tunisia0.7%#37 · 20212.4%#37 · 202120.7%#35 · 202116.6%#33 · 202133.7#24 · 202127.0%#23 · 20217.7%#14 · 20212.8%#43 · 2024
Bhutan0.0%#38 · 20220.4%#38 · 20229.0%#38 · 202212.4%#36 · 202228.5#34 · 202222.7%#36 · 20228.8%#7 · 2022—
Cambodia———————4.7%#40 · 2024
Haiti———————51.4%#1 · 2024
Morocco———3.9%#39 · 2022———6.5%#32 · 2024
Nicaragua———24.9%#24 · 2016———17.3%#14 · 2022
Papua New Guinea———————30.5%#4 · 2024
Republic of the Congo———————25.0%#6 · 2024
Solomon Islands———————27.0%#5 · 2024
Timor-Leste———————16.9%#15 · 2024
Venezuela———33.1%#18 · 2015———5.3%#36 · 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 poverty38 countries
  1. 1Zambia71.7%2022
  2. 2Tanzania51.3%2018
  3. 3Zimbabwe49.2%2019
Lowest
  1. 38Bhutan0.0%2022
  2. 37Tunisia0.7%2021
  3. 36Kiribati0.9%2023
Median country 14.3% · group 12.4%
Poverty, $4.20/day38 countries
  1. 1Zambia81.4%2022
  2. 2Tanzania70.0%2018
  3. 3Kenya65.5%2022
Lowest
  1. 38Bhutan0.4%2022
  2. 37Tunisia2.4%2021
  3. 36Uzbekistan4.0%2025
Median country 29.9% · group 26.9%
Poverty, $8.30/day38 countries
  1. 1Zambia94.0%2022
  2. 2Nigeria92.9%2022
  3. 3Tanzania91.5%2018
Lowest
  1. 38Bhutan9.0%2022
  2. 37Uzbekistan12.4%2025
  3. 36Bolivia17.4%2024
Median country 75.3% · group 76.8%
National poverty rate39 countries
  1. 1Honduras60.1%2025
  2. 2Zambia60.0%2022
  3. 3Nigeria56.2%2022
Lowest
  1. 39Morocco3.9%2022
  2. 38Kiribati5.5%2023
  3. 37Uzbekistan5.8%2025
Median country 32.3%
Gini index38 countries
  1. 1Namibia59.12015
  2. 2Eswatini54.62016
  3. 3Zambia51.52022
Lowest
  1. 38India23.02023
  2. 37Kiribati24.72023
  3. 36Kyrgyzstan27.52024
Median country 35.4
Top 10% income share38 countries
  1. 1Namibia47.2%2015
  2. 2Eswatini42.7%2016
  3. 3Zimbabwe40.5%2019
Lowest
  1. 38India20.5%2023
  2. 37Kiribati20.9%2023
  3. 36Bhutan22.7%2022
Median country 27.8%
Bottom 20% income share38 countries
  1. 1India11.1%2023
  2. 2Kiribati10.2%2023
  3. 3Egypt9.7%2021
Lowest
  1. 38Namibia2.8%2015
  2. 37Honduras3.7%2024
  3. 36Eswatini3.7%2016
Median country 7.2%
Undernourishment44 countries
  1. 1Haiti51.4%2024
  2. 2Zambia41.0%2024
  3. 3Kenya34.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 44Uzbekistan2.5%2024
  2. 43Tunisia2.8%2024
  3. 42Kiribati3.8%2024
Median country 11.1% · group 12.1%
Food insecurity38 countries
  1. 1Haiti83.5%2024
  2. 2Comoros79.7%2023
  3. 3Nigeria76.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 38Kyrgyzstan7.4%2024
  2. 37Pakistan22.9%2024
  3. 36Vanuatu23.3%2020
Median country 45.0% · group 41.8%
Account ownership37 countries
  1. 1Kenya90.1%2024
  2. 2India89.0%2024
  3. 3Venezuela87.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 37Lebanon23.0%2024
  2. 36Nicaragua23.5%2024
  3. 35Pakistan27.3%2024
Median country 55.6% · group 70.4%
Women in parliament45 countries
  1. 1Nicaragua54.9%2025
  2. 2Bolivia50.8%2025
  3. 3Namibia42.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 45Vanuatu1.9%2025
  2. 44Papua New Guinea2.7%2025
  3. 43Nigeria4.2%2025
Median country 23.3% · group 23.6%
Net ODA received47 countries
  1. 1Bangladesh$5.7bn2023
  2. 2Pakistan$4.0bn2023
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza$3.6bn2023
Lowest
  1. 47São Tomé and Príncipe$86.8m2023
  2. 46Kiribati$98.3m2023
  3. 45Eswatini$110m2023
Median country $691m · group $59.2bn
ODA, % of GNI47 countries
  1. 1Kiribati20.6%2023
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza16.2%2023
  3. 3Solomon Islands15.9%2023
Lowest
  1. 47India0.1%2023
  2. 46Egypt0.1%2023
  3. 45Angola0.2%2023
Median country 2.9% · group 0.9%
ODA per person47 countries
  1. 1Kiribati$7422023
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza$7022023
  3. 3Vanuatu$4682023
Lowest
  1. 47India$1.72023
  2. 46Angola$4.02023
  3. 45Egypt$4.22023
Median country $67.2 · group $20.6
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