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May 18, 2008
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Population Living Below $2 a Day, Developing Countries

The percentage of the population living below the specified poverty line: $2 a day—at 1985 international prices (equivalent to $2.15 at 1993 international prices), adjusted for purchasing power parity.

CountryPercentCountryPercentCountryPercent
Zambia94.1%Mongolia74.9%Honduras44.0%
Nigeria92.4Sierra Leone74.5Egypt43.9
Mali90.6Laos74.1Tajikistan42.8
Tanzania89.9Benin73.7Bolivia42.2
Burundi87.6Pakistan73.6Sri Lanka41.6
Niger85.8Burkina Faso71.8El Salvador40.6
Madagascar85.1Nepal68.5Trinidad and Tobago39.0
Central African Republic84.0Moldova63.7Ecuador37.2
Rwanda83.7Mauritania63.1South Africa34.1
Zimbabwe83.0Senegal63.0Paraguay33.2
Gambia82.9Kenya58.3Guatemala31.9
Bangladesh82.8Lesotho56.1Peru31.8
Nicaragua79.9Namibia55.8Armenia31.1
India79.9Indonesia52.4Venezuela27.6
Ghana78.5Cameroon50.6Georgia25.3
Mozambique78.4Botswana50.1Thailand25.2
Haiti78.0Côte d'Ivoire48.8Argentina23.0
Ethiopia77.8Philippines47.5Kyrgyzstan21.4
Cambodia77.7China46.7Brazil21.2
Malawi76.1Yemen45.2Mexico20.4
Source: Human Development Report, 2006, United Nations. Web: hdr.undp.org.

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