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| Field Listing :: Population below poverty line |
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National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. |
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Population below poverty line(%)
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| Argentina
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30%
note: data are based on private estimates (2010)
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| Bolivia
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45%
note: based on percent of population living on less than the international standard of $2/day (2011 est.)
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| Brazil
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21.4%
note: official Brazilian data show 4.2% of the population being below the "extreme" poverty line in 2011 (2009 est.)
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| Canada
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9.4%
note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008)
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| China
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6.1%
note: in 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $3,630)
(2013)
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| Djibouti
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18.8%
note: percent of population below $1.25 per day at purchasing power parity (2012 est.)
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| Iceland
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NA%
note: 332,100 families (2011 est.)
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| Israel
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21%
note: Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day (2012)
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| Libya
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NA%
note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
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| Mexico
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52.3%
note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2012 est.)
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| Namibia
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28.7%
note: the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that 34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 per day (2010 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency
