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United States - Poverty Rate 2005

Name: United States Poverty Rate 2005
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

1.00% +0.00pp from 2004 Global rank: 26th

United States's poverty rate was 1.00% in 2005, increased +0.00pp from 1.00% in 2004. This was the 26th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾

Poverty Rate by Country - 2005
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Azerbaijan	0.00%	-
2nd	Czechia	0.00%	-
3rd	Germany	0.00%	-
4th	Iceland	0.00%	-100.0%
5th	Luxembourg	0.00%	-
6th	Cyprus	0.10%	0.0%
7th	Finland	0.10%	-
8th	France	0.10%	0.0%
9th	Ireland	0.10%	0.0%
10th	Netherlands	0.10%	-66.7%
11th	Slovenia	0.10%	0.0%
12th	Austria	0.20%	100.0%
13th	Canada	0.20%	0.0%
14th	United Kingdom	0.20%	0.0%
15th	Norway	0.20%	-33.3%
16th	Belgium	0.30%	200.0%
17th	Denmark	0.30%	0.0%
18th	Slovak Republic	0.30%	50.0%
19th	Greece	0.40%	-55.6%
20th	Montenegro	0.40%	-
21st	Portugal	0.70%	0.0%
22nd	Italy	0.80%	0.0%
23rd	Spain	0.90%	-10.0%
24th	Hungary	1.00%	233.3%
25th	Israel	1.00%	0.0%
26th	United States	1.00%	0.0%
27th	Estonia	1.10%	-31.3%
28th	Sweden	1.10%	120.0%
29th	Ukraine	1.10%	-60.7%
30th	West Bank and Gaza	1.30%	-27.8%
31st	Poland	1.40%	-50.0%
32nd	Russian Federation	1.40%	-22.2%
33rd	Uruguay	1.50%	-11.8%
34th	Serbia	1.60%	33.3%
35th	Belarus	2.40%	-44.2%
36th	Albania	2.70%	-35.7%
37th	Lithuania	2.70%	-32.5%
38th	Latvia	3.10%	-16.2%
39th	North Macedonia	3.10%	121.4%
40th	Romania	4.20%	-20.8%
41st	Argentina	4.40%	-26.7%
42nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.50%	-70.4%
43rd	Costa Rica	5.00%	-24.2%
44th	Tunisia	5.90%	-43.8%
45th	Armenia	6.10%	-40.8%
46th	Türkiye	6.50%	-1.5%
47th	Gabon	9.20%	-
48th	Dominican Republic	9.90%	-32.2%
49th	Paraguay	10.10%	-5.6%
50th	Mexico	11.70%	6.4%
51st	Brazil	13.70%	-10.5%
52nd	Kosovo	14.30%	22.2%
53rd	Panama	14.50%	-6.5%
54th	Kazakhstan	14.60%	92.1%
55th	Ecuador	15.40%	-20.6%
56th	Micronesia, Federated States of	15.80%	-
57th	El Salvador	16.40%	0.6%
58th	Nicaragua	16.50%	-37.3%
59th	Moldova	16.60%	43.1%
60th	Colombia	16.80%	-12.5%
61st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	18.70%	41.7%
62nd	Yemen, Republic of	21.40%	39.0%
63rd	Georgia	22.30%	6.7%
64th	Peru	25.40%	8.1%
65th	Honduras	31.30%	-6.0%
66th	Bangladesh	32.30%	-22.0%
67th	China	33.10%	-31.2%
68th	Kyrgyz Republic	36.60%	12.6%
69th	Pakistan	40.80%	-0.2%
70th	Indonesia	41.10%	-9.5%
71st	South Africa	42.10%	-12.1%
72nd	Kenya	44.60%	36.8%
73rd	Senegal	53.60%	-16.1%
74th	Congo, Republic of	54.50%	-
75th	Madagascar	55.30%	-3.8%
76th	Ghana	60.90%	-6.7%
77th	Solomon Islands	62.20%	-
78th	Uganda	72.40%	-7.9%
79th	Rwanda	74.20%	-9.8%
80th	Niger	83.80%	-5.7%

FAQ

What was United States's poverty rate in 2005?▾

United States's poverty rate in 2005 was 1.00%. This ranked 26th globally.

How did United States's poverty rate change in 2005?▾

United States's poverty rate increased by 0.0% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest poverty rate in 2005?▾

Niger had the highest poverty rate in 2005 at 83.80%.

What is the poverty rate of United States in 2005?▾

The poverty rate of United States in 2005 was 1.00%. This ranked 26th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for United States's poverty rate?▾

United States's poverty rate went from 1.00% in 2004 to 1.00% in 2005, a 0.0% increase.

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