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Aid, poverty & equality in Middle East & North Africa: how the countries rank

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 14 indicators for the 23 economies of Middle East & North Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty14.3%group, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day26.8%group, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day59.0%group, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate19.3%median countryGini index33.7median countryTop 10% income share25.8%median countryBottom 20% income share7.6%median countryUndernourishment12.3%group, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%20%40%60%199520002005201020152020Middle East & North Africa14.3%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
Poverty, $4.20/day
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Middle East & North Africa26.8%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 23 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.

21 shown
CountryExtreme povertyPoverty, $4.20/dayPoverty, $8.30/dayNational poverty rateGini indexTop 10% income shareBottom 20% income shareUndernourishment
Djibouti25.4%#1 · 201743.7%#2 · 201780.8%#3 · 201721.1%#5 · 201741.6#1 · 201732.3%#1 · 20175.4%#12 · 201714.7%#5 · 2024
Pakistan23.0%#2 · 202447.9%#1 · 202487.1%#2 · 202428.9%#4 · 202433.5#8 · 202427.7%#3 · 20248.2%#4 · 202416.1%#4 · 2024
Syria18.0%#3 · 202242.1%#3 · 202289.3%#1 · 2022—26.4#12 · 202220.9%#12 · 20229.3%#2 · 202240.8%#1 · 2024
Lebanon5.8%#4 · 202215.7%#4 · 202250.7%#5 · 2022—35.5#5 · 202225.6%#8 · 20226.8%#9 · 202211.1%#8 · 2024
Iran2.5%#5 · 20237.5%#5 · 202336.0%#6 · 2023—35.9#4 · 202328.2%#2 · 20237.0%#8 · 20236.7%#11 · 2024
West Bank and Gaza2.1%#6 · 20236.1%#7 · 202328.6%#7 · 202332.8%#3 · 202336.4#3 · 202327.1%#4 · 20236.6%#10 · 2023—
Egypt1.4%#7 · 20217.1%#6 · 202158.5%#4 · 202133.5%#2 · 202128.5#11 · 202124.6%#10 · 20219.7%#1 · 20218.4%#9 · 2024
Tunisia0.7%#8 · 20212.4%#9 · 202120.7%#9 · 202116.6%#8 · 202133.7#7 · 202127.0%#6 · 20217.7%#6 · 20212.8%#13 · 2024
Iraq0.5%#9 · 20232.4%#8 · 202328.0%#8 · 202317.5%#6 · 202329.8#10 · 202324.2%#11 · 20238.9%#3 · 202313.4%#6 · 2024
Israel0.4%#10 · 20220.9%#10 · 20224.4%#10 · 2022—38.3#2 · 202227.0%#5 · 20225.2%#13 · 20222.5%#15 · 2024
Malta0.4%#11 · 20230.9%#11 · 20231.1%#11 · 202316.7%#7 · 202131.8#9 · 202324.7%#9 · 20237.6%#7 · 20232.5%#17 · 2024
Qatar0.0%#12 · 20170.0%#12 · 20170.0%#13 · 2017—35.1#6 · 201725.8%#7 · 20176.5%#11 · 2017—
United Arab Emirates0.0%#13 · 20180.0%#13 · 20180.6%#12 · 2018—26.4#13 · 201820.5%#13 · 20188.2%#5 · 20182.5%#19 · 2024
Afghanistan———47.1%#1 · 2019———27.8%#2 · 2024
Algeria———————2.5%#14 · 2024
Jordan———15.7%#9 · 2018———12.2%#7 · 2024
Kuwait———————2.5%#16 · 2024
Libya———————18.7%#3 · 2024
Morocco———3.9%#10 · 2022———6.5%#12 · 2024
Oman———————7.1%#10 · 2024
Saudi Arabia———————2.5%#18 · 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 poverty13 countries
  1. 1Djibouti25.4%2017
  2. 2Pakistan23.0%2024
  3. 3Syria18.0%2022
Lowest
  1. 13United Arab Emirates0.0%2018
  2. 12Qatar0.0%2017
  3. 11Malta0.4%2023
Median country 1.4% · group 14.3%
Poverty, $4.20/day13 countries
  1. 1Pakistan47.9%2024
  2. 2Djibouti43.7%2017
  3. 3Syria42.1%2022
Lowest
  1. 13United Arab Emirates0.0%2018
  2. 12Qatar0.0%2017
  3. 11Malta0.9%2023
Median country 6.1% · group 26.8%
Poverty, $8.30/day13 countries
  1. 1Syria89.3%2022
  2. 2Pakistan87.1%2024
  3. 3Djibouti80.8%2017
Lowest
  1. 13Qatar0.0%2017
  2. 12United Arab Emirates0.6%2018
  3. 11Malta1.1%2023
Median country 28.6% · group 59.0%
National poverty rate10 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan47.1%2019
  2. 2Egypt33.5%2021
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza32.8%2023
Lowest
  1. 10Morocco3.9%2022
  2. 9Jordan15.7%2018
  3. 8Tunisia16.6%2021
Median country 19.3%
Gini index13 countries
  1. 1Djibouti41.62017
  2. 2Israel38.32022
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza36.42023
Lowest
  1. 13United Arab Emirates26.42018
  2. 12Syria26.42022
  3. 11Egypt28.52021
Median country 33.7
Top 10% income share13 countries
  1. 1Djibouti32.3%2017
  2. 2Iran28.2%2023
  3. 3Pakistan27.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 13United Arab Emirates20.5%2018
  2. 12Syria20.9%2022
  3. 11Iraq24.2%2023
Median country 25.8%
Bottom 20% income share13 countries
  1. 1Egypt9.7%2021
  2. 2Syria9.3%2022
  3. 3Iraq8.9%2023
Lowest
  1. 13Israel5.2%2022
  2. 12Djibouti5.4%2017
  3. 11Qatar6.5%2017
Median country 7.6%
Undernourishment19 countries
  1. 1Syria40.8%2024
  2. 2Afghanistan27.8%2024
  3. 3Libya18.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 19United Arab Emirates2.5%2024
  2. 18Saudi Arabia2.5%2024
  3. 17Malta2.5%2024
Median country 7.1% · group 12.3%
Food insecurity15 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan77.8%2024
  2. 2Yemen74.4%2024
  3. 3Djibouti49.2%2022
Lowest
  1. 15United Arab Emirates4.2%2024
  2. 14Israel8.9%2024
  3. 13Malta9.0%2024
Median country 27.4% · group 40.1%
Account ownership20 countries
  1. 1Malta96.6%2024
  2. 2Iran91.1%2024
  3. 3Israel89.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 20Afghanistan9.7%2021
  2. 19Yemen11.9%2022
  3. 18Lebanon23.0%2024
Median country 43.7% · group 52.8%
Women in parliament22 countries
  1. 1United Arab Emirates50.0%2025
  2. 2Malta29.1%2025
  3. 3Afghanistan27.0%2021
Lowest
  1. 22Yemen0.0%2025
  2. 21Oman0.0%2025
  3. 20Kuwait3.1%2023
Median country 18.3% · group 16.9%
Net ODA received16 countries
  1. 1Syria$9.2bn2023
  2. 2Yemen$4.1bn2023
  3. 3Pakistan$4.0bn2023
Lowest
  1. 16Oman$7.1m2010
  2. 15Algeria$202m2023
  3. 14Djibouti$222m2023
Median country $1.5bn · group $35.1bn
ODA, % of GNI15 countries
  1. 1Yemen38.0%2018
  2. 2Syria31.3%2022
  3. 3Afghanistan17.8%2023
Lowest
  1. 15Iran0.1%2023
  2. 14Algeria0.1%2023
  3. 13Egypt0.1%2023
Median country 2.6% · group 0.7%
ODA per person16 countries
  1. 1West Bank and Gaza$7022023
  2. 2Syria$3902023
  3. 3Lebanon$3032023
Lowest
  1. 16Oman$2.62010
  2. 15Iran$2.72023
  3. 14Egypt$4.22023
Median country $61.5 · group $44.0
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