Poverty Rate - Ranking 1984
In 1984, United Kingdom (0.20%), Italy (0.20%), and France (0.50%) ranked highest in poverty rate among all countries. China ranked lowest at 91.40%.
Data & analysis
- Mozambique — 77.92
- Zambia — 70.76
- Kenya — 45.31
- Rwanda — 39.89
- Nigeria — 39.16
In 2025, the World Bank’s poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day reveals a stark concentration of extreme deprivation in sub-Saharan Africa, with Mozambique at 77.9% and Zambia at 70.8% leading the ranking. These nations are bound by legacies of colonial extraction, political instability, and vulnerability to climate shocks that trap large populations below the survival threshold. Kenya (45.3%), Rwanda (39.9%), and Nigeria (39.2%) follow, reinforcing the region’s dominance at the top. At the bottom, Uzbekistan’s negative value of -7.1% reflects a data anomaly or measurement error, yet structurally, post-Soviet Central Asian states benefit from more developed social safety nets and higher baseline infrastructure compared to African counterparts. The 2025 snapshot underscores how historical investment gaps and governance fragility perpetuate the top tier’s composition. Shifts in global commodity prices, debt relief initiatives, or targeted climate adaptation funding could reshuffle the leaderboard by altering the economic resilience of these most vulnerable nations.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
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