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West Bank and Gaza - Poverty Rate 2016

Name: West Bank and Gaza Poverty Rate 2016
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

1.40% +1.00pp from 2015 Global rank: 43rd

West Bank and Gaza's poverty rate was 1.40% in 2016. This was the 43rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Poverty Rate by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Belarus	0.00%	-
2nd	Switzerland	0.00%	-
3rd	Czechia	0.00%	-
4th	Germany	0.00%	-
5th	Finland	0.00%	-100.0%
6th	Iceland	0.00%	-
7th	Slovenia	0.00%	-
8th	Belgium	0.10%	0.0%
9th	Cyprus	0.10%	-
10th	France	0.10%	0.0%
11th	Luxembourg	0.10%	-66.7%
12th	Maldives	0.10%	-99.2%
13th	Malta	0.10%	0.0%
14th	Netherlands	0.10%	0.0%
15th	Thailand	0.10%	0.0%
16th	Uruguay	0.10%	-50.0%
17th	United Kingdom	0.20%	0.0%
18th	Kazakhstan	0.20%	100.0%
19th	Korea	0.20%	0.0%
20th	Moldova	0.20%	100.0%
21st	Ukraine	0.20%	-33.3%
22nd	Denmark	0.30%	50.0%
23rd	Ireland	0.30%	-25.0%
24th	Norway	0.30%	50.0%
25th	Poland	0.40%	-20.0%
26th	Portugal	0.40%	-42.9%
27th	Russian Federation	0.40%	0.0%
28th	Sweden	0.40%	-33.3%
29th	Australia	0.50%	0.0%
30th	Canada	0.50%	0.0%
31st	Israel	0.50%	0.0%
32nd	Estonia	0.60%	-14.3%
33rd	Austria	0.70%	0.0%
34th	Japan	0.70%	75.0%
35th	Croatia	0.90%	28.6%
36th	Türkiye	0.90%	-30.8%
37th	Latvia	1.00%	0.0%
38th	Albania	1.10%	0.0%
39th	United States	1.20%	0.0%
40th	Argentina	1.30%	18.2%
41st	Spain	1.30%	18.2%
42nd	Greece	1.40%	-30.0%
43rd	West Bank and Gaza	1.40%	250.0%
44th	Lithuania	1.50%	50.0%
45th	Slovak Republic	1.50%	87.5%
46th	Hungary	1.60%	60.0%
47th	Barbados	1.70%	-
48th	Italy	1.80%	-14.3%
49th	Mongolia	1.90%	137.5%
50th	Kosovo	2.00%	-16.7%
51st	China	2.20%	-26.7%
52nd	Costa Rica	2.40%	0.0%
53rd	Armenia	2.50%	-13.8%
54th	Viet Nam	2.50%	-26.5%
55th	Dominican Republic	3.00%	-9.1%
56th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.00%	0.0%
57th	Bulgaria	3.10%	-32.6%
58th	Montenegro	3.30%	-8.3%
59th	Sri Lanka	3.80%	-40.6%
60th	Paraguay	4.20%	0.0%
61st	Mexico	4.40%	-38.9%
62nd	Panama	4.80%	0.0%
63rd	Ecuador	5.00%	4.2%
64th	Romania	5.20%	-31.6%
65th	North Macedonia	5.70%	-18.6%
66th	El Salvador	5.80%	9.4%
67th	Brazil	6.50%	20.4%
68th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	7.20%	16.1%
69th	Peru	7.50%	-6.3%
70th	Colombia	8.00%	-1.2%
71st	Kyrgyz Republic	8.00%	-27.3%
72nd	Serbia	8.10%	-3.6%
73rd	Georgia	10.50%	-0.9%
74th	Indonesia	18.00%	-16.7%
75th	Bangladesh	19.50%	-22.3%
76th	Honduras	19.80%	-0.5%
77th	Liberia	33.60%	6.0%
78th	Ghana	39.00%	-6.7%
79th	Eswatini	44.50%	-23.5%
80th	Uganda	60.10%	6.9%
81st	Rwanda	63.80%	-2.1%
82nd	Malawi	71.70%	-1.6%
83rd	South Sudan	76.50%	70.4%

FAQ

What was West Bank and Gaza's poverty rate in 2016?▾

West Bank and Gaza's poverty rate in 2016 was 1.40%. This ranked 43rd globally.

How did West Bank and Gaza's poverty rate change in 2016?▾

West Bank and Gaza's poverty rate increased by 250.0% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest poverty rate in 2016?▾

South Sudan had the highest poverty rate in 2016 at 76.50%.

What is the poverty rate of West Bank and Gaza in 2016?▾

The poverty rate of West Bank and Gaza in 2016 was 1.40%. This ranked 43rd globally.

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