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POVERY RATE OF ALL NATIONS BASED ON CIA WORLD FACT BOOK, BROGEN PROJECT, AND THE WORLD BANK

Country	Poverty Rate of countries and other territories/entities based off of CIA World Fact Book, Borgen Project, and the World Bank (not exact and subject to change)	Year	Continent
Syria	82.5%	2014	Asia
Somalia	73.0%	2017	Africa
Zimbabwe	72.3%	2012	Africa
Madagascar	70.7%	2012	Africa
Sierra Leone	70.2%	2004	Africa
Nigeria	70.0%	2010	Africa
Suriname	70.0%	2002	South America
Guinea-Bissau	67.0%	2015	Africa
Central African Republic	66.26%	2008	Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe	66.2%	2009	Africa
South Sudan	66.0%	2015	Africa
Burundi	64.6%	2014	Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	63.0%	2014	Africa
Swaziland	63.0%	2010	Africa
Guatemala	59.3%	2014	North America
Haiti	58.5%	2012	North America
Lesotho	57.0%	2016	Africa
Togo	55.1%	2015	Africa
Afghanistan	54.5%	2017	Asia
Zambia	54.4%	2015	Africa
Liberia	54.1%	2014	Africa
Yemen	54.0%	2014	Asia
Malawi	50.7%	2010	Africa
Eritrea	50.0%	2004	Africa
Korea, North	50.0%	2018	Asia
Gambia, The	48.4%	2010	Africa
Guinea	47.0%	2006	Africa
Chad	46.7%	2011	Africa
Senegal	46.7%	2011	Africa
Congo, Republic of the	46.5%	2011	Africa
Sudan	46.5%	2009	Africa
Ivory Coast	46.3%	2015	Africa
Mexico	46.2%	2014	North America
Mozambique	46.1%	2015	Africa
Niger	45.4%	2014	Africa
Comoros	44.8%	2004	Africa
Equatorial Guinea	44.0%	2011	Africa
East Timor	41.8%	2014	Asia
Belize	41.0%	2013	North America

Burkina Faso	40.1%	2009	Africa
Seychelles	39.3%	2013	Africa
Rwanda	39.1%	2015	Africa
Bolivia	38.6%	2015	South America
Grenada	38.0%	2008	North America
Papua New Guinea	37.0%	2002	Oceania
Angola	36.6%	2008	Africa
Benin	36.2%	2011	Africa
Mali	36.1%	2005	Africa
Kenya	36.1%	2016	Africa
Greece	36.0%	2014	Europe
Guyana	35.0%	2006	South America
Antigua and Barbuda	35.0%	2014	North America
Gabon	34.3%	2015	Africa
Libya	33.0%	2017	Africa
El Salvador	32.7%	2016	North America
Kyrgyzstan	32.1%	2015	Asia
Armenia	32.0%	2013	Asia
Tajikistan	31.5%	2016	Asia
Fiji	31.0%	2009	Oceania
Mauritania	31.0%	2014	Africa
Dominican Republic	30.5%	2016	North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	30.2%	2008	North America
Cameroon	30.0%	2001	Africa
Cape Verde	30.0%	2000	Africa
Gaza Strip	30.0%	2011	Asia
Kiribati	30.0%	2010	Oceania
Marshall Islands	30.0%	2017	Oceania
Italy	29.9%	2012	Europe
Honduras	29.6%	2014	North America
Ethiopia	29.6%	2014	Africa

Nicaragua	29.6%	2015	North America
Mongolia	29.6%	2016	Asia
Pakistan	29.5%	2013	Asia
Dominica	29.0%	2009	North America
Virgin Islands, U.S.	28.9%	2002	North America
Namibia	28.7%	2010	Africa
Lebanon	28.6%	2004	Asia
Colombia	28.0%	2017	South America
Egypt	27.8%	2016	Africa
Samoa	26.9%	2008	Oceania
Micronesia	26.7%	2000	Oceania
Tuvalu	26.3%	2010	Oceania
Palestine	26%	2016	Asia
Singapore	26%	2010	Asia
Argentina	25.7%	2017	South America
Myanmar	25.6%	2016	Asia
Latvia	25.5%	2015	Europe
Nepal	25.2%	2011	Asia
Saint Lucia	25.1%	2017	North America
Bahrain	25.0%	2004	Asia
Palau	24.9%	2006	Oceania
Bangladesh	24.3%	2016	Asia
Ghana	24.2%	2013	Africa
Nauru	24.0%	2013	Oceania
Bulgaria	23.4%	2016	Europe
Djibouti	23.0%	2015	Africa
Panama	23.0%	2015	North America
Iraq	23.0%	2014	Asia
Algeria	23.0%	2006	Africa

Anguilla	23.0%	2002	North America
Guam	23.0%	2001	Oceania
Tanzania	22.8%	2015	Africa
Peru	22.7%	2014	South America
Tonga	22.5%	2010	Oceania
Romania	22.4%	2012	Europe
Paraguay	22.2%	2015	South America
Lithuania	22.2%	2015	Europe
Laos	22.0%	2013	Asia
Israel	22.0%	2014	Asia
India	21.9%	2011	Asia
Turkey	21.9%	2015	Asia, Europe
Saint Kitts and Nevis	21.8%	2008	North America
Costa Rica	21.7%	2014	North America
Philippines	21.6%	2017	Asia
Ecuador	21.5%	2017	South America
Macedonia	21.5%	2015	Europe
Uganda	21.4%	2017	Africa
Estonia	21.1%	2016	Europe
Spain	21.1%	2012	Europe
Trinidad and Tobago	20.0%	2014	North America
Oman	20.0%	2012	Asia
Hong Kong	19.9%	2016	Asia
Venezuela	19.7%	2015	South America
French Polynesia	19.7%	2009	Oceania
Croatia	19.5%	2015	Europe
United Arab Emirates	19.5%	2003	Asia
Botswana	19.3%	2009	Africa
Portugal	19.0%	2015	Europe
Iran	18.7%	2007	Asia
West Bank	18.0%	2011	Asia

Kosovo	17.6%	2015	Europe
Poland	17.6%	2015	Europe
Jamaica	17.1%	2016	North America
New Caledonia	17.0%	2008	Oceania
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16.9%	2015	Europe
Germany	16.7%	2015	Europe
South Africa	16.6%	2016	Africa
Cambodia	16.5%	2016	Asia
Malta	16.3%	2015	Europe
Greenland	16.2%	2015	North America
Japan	16.1%	2013	Asia
Luxembourg	15.8%	2003	Europe
Tunisia	15.5%	2010	Africa
Cuba	15.5%	2017	North America
Belgium	15.1%	2013	Europe
Maldives	15.0%	2009	Asia
Morocco	15.0%	2007	Africa
Sweden	15.0%	2014	Europe
United Kingdom	15.0%	2013	Europe
Hungary	14.9%	2015	Europe
Cyprus	14.7%	2012	Europe
Chile	14.4%	2013	South America
Korea, South	14.4%	2016	Asia
Albania	14.3%	2012	Europe
Jordan	14.2%	2002	Asia
France	14.2%	2015	Europe
Uzbekistan	14.0%	2016	Asia

Slovenia	13.9%	2016	Europe
Barbados	13.9%	2009	North America
Finland	13.7%	2013	Europe
Denmark	13.4%	2011	Europe
Russia	13.3%	2015	Asia, Europe
Australia	13.3%	2016	Oceania
Solomon Islands	12.7%	2013	Oceania
Saudi Arabia	12.7%	2017	Asia
Vanuatu	12.7%	2010	Oceania
Kuwait	12.5%	2017	Asia
Slovakia	12.3%	2015	Europe
United States	12.3%	2017	North America
Bhutan	12.0%	2012	Asia
Bermuda	11.0%	2008	North America
New Zealand	11.0%	2008	Oceania
Indonesia	10.9%	2016	Asia
Faroe Islands	10.0%	2015	Europe
San Marino	10.0%	2017	Europe
European Union	9.8%	2013	Europe
Czech Republic	9.7%	2015	Europe
Uruguay	9.7%	2015	South America
Moldova	9.6%	2015	Europe
Canada	9.4%	2008	North America
Bahamas, The	9.3%	2010	North America
Georgia	9.2%	2010	Asia, Europe
Iceland	9.0%	2014	Europe
Serbia	8.9%	2014	Europe
Netherlands	8.8%	2015	Europe
Montenegro	8.6%	2013	Europe
Ireland	8.2%	2013	Europe
Vietnam	8.0%	2017	Asia

Mauritius	8.0%	2006	Africa
Norway	7.5%	2015	Europe
Thailand	7.2%	2015	Asia
Sri Lanka	6.7%	2012	Asia
Switzerland	6.6%	2014	Europe
Belarus	5.7%	2016	Europe
Andorra	5.6%	2017	Europe
Brunei	5.0%	2017	Asia
Liechtenstein	5.0%	2017	Europe
Azerbaijan	4.9%	2015	Asia, Europe
Brazil	4.2%	2016	South America
Ukraine	3.8%	2016	Europe
Malaysia	3.8%	2009	Asia
China	3.3%	2016	Asia
Austria	3.0%	2017	Europe
Kazakhstan	2.6%	2016	Asia, Europe
Taiwan	1.5%	2012	Asia
Turkmenistan	0.2%	2012	Asia
Monaco	0.0%	2013	Europe
Qatar	0.0%	2017	Asia
Vatican City	0.0%	2017	Europe

POVERTY IN NORTH AMERICA

Poverty in Canada: Canadian Encyclopedia [The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2015]
Poverty in Canada has steadily improved recently from 15.2% in 1996 to only 8.8% today. Those most effected by Poverty in Canada are there oldest inhabitants, the Abroginals, who are effected at rates much higher compared to the other groups.
Poverty in Mexico [El País, 2018]
Mexico suffers from poverty as 34 million Mexicans can only afford micro-apartments. These have turned small towns into slums as this issue continues to snowball.
Poverty in United States of America (USA) [USA Today, 2018]
The majority of cities and states effected by poverty are in the South and along the United States-Mexican border. Some of the worst cities see 1 in 3 people effected by poverty, but the United States also had many examples of little poverty. The overall U.S. had 1 in 6 people living in poverty.

POVERTY IN EUROPE

Poverty in Albania [Borgen Project, 2016]
Albania is widely considered one of the poorest countries in Europe with 800,000 of there 3.2 million people surviving on less than two dollars a day.
Poverty in Andorra [CIA World Factbook, 2019]
Andorra is a small but wealthy nation located between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountains. They have become much wealthier thanks to European Integration and have a low inflation rate of -0.9 % as of 2015.
Poverty in Austria {The Local, 2015]
Poverty amongst children in Austria has shown that those that are not in poverty are not prone to smoke or be bullied while those in poverty suffer bullying and smoke. Those in poverty do no have as many skills and resources as their riches counter parts do.
Poverty in Belarus [Belarus Digest, 2017]
Belarus after the collapse of the Soviet Union was insecure poverty, but thanks to long time president Alexander Lukashenko's policies this statistic has dropped 90%. Belarus also does not pay much to those unemployed with only 12 Ruble vs. neighboring Poland's $200 zloty.
Poverty in Belgium [StatBel, 2018]
Poverty in Belgium is at about 15.9%, but European indicators place this rate closer to 20.9%. Those 0-17 seems be the most effected compared to older generations, and this is attend across much of Europe.
Poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina [Brookings Institution, 2015]
Bosnia has worked to reduce poverty since becoming independent from Yugoslavia, but by 2011 there rate stagnated and still sits as the second largest in Europe after Bulgaria. Though the average income was higher in the 1980's than it was in 2007.
Poverty in Bulgaria [Borgen Project, 2017]
Bulgaria has the highest poverty rate and at risk poverty rate at 41.3%. Bulgaria suffers this due to corruption in the country along with small pensions and a long transition from Communism.
Poverty in Croatia [World Bank, 2016]
As a recent member to join the European Union; Croatia is working to lower its poverty to meet 2020 standards. The coast where ethnic Croats live is in the single digits for poverty while areas effected from the Break up of Yugoslavia have rate from 42-70%.
Poverty in Cyprus [Cyprus Mail, 2017]
Cyprus's poverty rate is increasing from 23.3% in 2008 to 27.7% in 2016. This is thought to be caused by the drop in disposable income from €16,000 Euros to €14,000 Euros.
Poverty in Czech Republic (Czechia) [CIA World Factbook, 2019]
Czechia has transitioned well from Communism to into the European Union as it boasts the lowest inflation rates (2.4 %) EU in 2017. These days it is still the lowest in persistent poverty rate and overall poverty rate.
Poverty in Denmark [Copenhagen Post, 2016]
Denmark has been voted the happiest nation in the world for there free education and health care to the high minimum wage. However, poverty has been on the rise in the past decade at 17.7% in 2015 compared to 16.3% in 2008.
Poverty in Estonia [Statistics Estonia, 2019]
Estonia has worked hard to join the European Union and NATO, but still suffers from poverty stemming from its days under the Soviet Union. However, the rate at which children live in poverty dropped from 2.5% in 2017 to 1.6% in 2018.
Poverty in Finland [CIA World Factbook, 2019]
Finland has one of the world's lowest inflation rates at .8% and at the same time one of the highest tax rates at 53%.Finland attributes its lack of poverty to being a welfare state and making sure all citizens have enough money to survive.
Poverty in France [The Local, 2017]
In France about 9 million of the 66.99 million people live in poverty equalling to roughly 13.5% poverty rate. Many of these people are women, children, and foreigners make up a sizable population.
Poverty in Germany [DW, 2017]
Germany is considered the economic powerhouse in Europe, but poverty exists thanks to Stalin and his iron curtain. East Germans on average makes 80% of what West Germans make. This leads to more poverty in the Eastern parts of Germany.
Poverty in Greece [Dianeosis, 2016]
Greece has gone through a tough recession in 2004 leading to unemployment reaching 28% in 2012, and a youth unemployment rate of 35.4%. Huge debts owed to Germany has lead to 95% of Greeks today they feel poor or struggle financially. Only 23.2% are in poverty as this statistic has been stagnate since 2011-2015.
Poverty in Hungary [Budapest Business Journal, 2013]
Hungary's poverty rate sits at 17.7%, but with earning below poverty rate, living in a state of deprivation,and working poor has one expert saying that the poverty at almost 47% of Hungarians affected.
Poverty in Iceland [The Borgen Project 2017]
Iceland is known for its impressively low poverty rate sitting at about 6,000 people out of the 332,000 making about a 2% poverty rate. This was not the case in 2007 when 80% of the markets value collapsed, but thanks to a tourism boom and Icelandic government debt relief the country thrives.
Poverty in Ireland [Breaking News, 2017]
Ireland has a poverty rate of 18% with 790,000 people in poverty. This includes 250,000 children and another 105,000 people who are working while in poverty.
Poverty in Italy [Bloomberg, 2018]
Italy had a tough year with poverty as 300,000 more people found themselves on the streets. Roughly 12% of Italians live in poverty with 5,000,000 people in total.
Poverty in Latvia [Borgen Magazine, 2017]
Latvia has struggled due to being at a crossroads of different empires like Germany, Russia, Sweden, and Poland. They suffer from losing their brightest minds, and those who stay find themselves involved with alcohol, reckless behavior, and suicide. This has lead to their annual average income being about 14,600 USD.
Poverty in Liechtenstein [Nations Encyclopedia, 1997]
Liechtenstein is another small nation located between Switzerland and Austria on a map. They have very little poverty at 0.5%, and the whole country could be rented $70,000 a night.
Poverty in Lithuania [Delfi, 2017]
Lithuania has a high poverty rate of 30.1% in 2016. This rate has rose 1.8% since 2008. They currently have the fourth highest poverty rate in the European Union.
Poverty in Luxembourg [Luxembourg Times, 2020]
Luxembourg is a smaller nation with a low unemployment rate of 5.9% compared to the European Union average of 10.4%. However the rate for non-EU workers was at 20%. Their poverty rate sits at 19% which is large for such a small country.
Poverty in Macedonia (FYROM) [Reuters, 2012]
Macedonia struggles with poverty as ethnic groups clash within their own borders. The ethnic minority of Albanians have help to make tensions higher. The 9.1% poverty rate, low crime, and 19.7% unemployment rates do help the economic situation. They also struggle with Greece of cultural rights to Alexander the Great and have not been able to join the European Union.
Poverty in Malta [Eurofound, 2010]
Malta has the lowest levels of at risk poverty for under 18 year olds at 4% in 2004, and the rest of the European Unions 25 member states sit at 8%. Malta sat at 6% in 2000 and attributes the success to 67% of minimum wage jobs having a pay raise.
Poverty in Moldova [pk, 2006]
Moldova fall from Grace as one of the Soviet Unions richest states to Europe's poorest in 20 years. They suffer from being landlocked, and a break away country on their Northern border known as Transnistria as they attempt to hold on to their Communist roots.
Poverty in Monaco [Neptune's Favor, 2013]
Though Monaco speaks French the word they do not have the word poverty their dictionary. They are the only country in the world with no poverty.
Poverty in Montenegro [UNDP, 2012]
Montenegro has faired well since the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990's with a low poverty rate compared to their neighbors at 8.6%. Some issues still exist like Women's unemployment rate at 17.3%.
Poverty in Netherlands [Dutch News, 2014]
The Netherlands currently have 2.5 million people living below the poverty line. This places the poverty rate at 14% of the 17 million Dutch residents living within The Netherlands.
Poverty in Norway [Borgen Magazine, 2017]
Norway has a small poverty rate of only 10% according to the EU standards, but is likely lower than that. Norwegian citizens benefit from a slew of social programs helping them to not become impoverished.
Poverty in Poland [Poland In, 2019]
Poland's poverty rate has decreased significantly since the early 1990's. This is thanks too the policies of the Communist party being loosened to enable economic growth. This trend also lead to an economic rise in terms of real income.
Poverty in Portugal [BBC, 2012]
Portugal does suffer from a lot of poverty. They have a 19% poverty rate and a 14.8% unemployment rate which is why many youth are not employed as the debt of Portugal mounts.
Poverty in Romania [Brookings, 2018]
Romania is losing population fast shrinking from 22.8 to 19.6 million people from low birth rate and Romanians leaving the country to work in more prosperous EU member states. These issues have lead to those left in Romania making less as the most educated move away for a better life.
Poverty in Russia (European Part) [The Guardian, 2016]
Russia has always had a problem when it came too poverty as even in the days of the Communist Soviet Union people were poor. Now Russia has nearly 20 million in poverty making up about 13.8%.
Poverty in San Marino [Borgen Project, 2017]
San Marino is a micro state and one of the oldest in the world from 301 AD. It is surrounded in Italy, and was hit hard by the economy crisis of 2009. They have since lowered their unemployment rate from 9.3% in 2013 to 8.5% in 2015, but to put things in perspective the United States has an unemployment rate of only 4.7% in 2016.
Poverty in Serbia [The World Bank, 2011]
Serbia's poverty rate is a lot worse the farther south you go. The areas on the Kosovo and Macedonian borders where ethnic tension is greatest. 24.5% of the population of Serbia is at risk for poverty as of 2013.
Poverty in Slovakia [The Slovak Spectator, 2017]
Approximately 12.4% of the population is at risk for poverty in Slovakia. This was a slight decline from 12.7% of the population the previous year. This decline brought 20,000 people out of poverty.
Poverty in Slovenia [CIA World Factbook, 2016]
Slovenia was lucky as after they broke away from Yugoslavia peacefully they were also able to join the EU and NATO. There at risk poverty rate is decreasing and currently stands at 13.9%.
Poverty in Spain [Euronews., 2017]
Spain has a lot of debt currently, but also has a lot of economic growth. With this they still have a growing poverty rate. Cities like Sevilla suffer from child poverty reaching 40%.
Poverty in Sweden [The Local, 2018]
Sweden has a fast growing poverty rate due to the migrants who have been given asylum there by the Swedish government. These people make up the vast majority of those who are below the poverty line. From 2008 to 2016 the poverty rate rose from 13% to 16%.
Poverty in Switzerland [The Local, 2013]
Switzerland is unlike much of Europe they have been neutral for the last 200 years and refuse to join any major alliances or international organizations until recently like the United Nations in 2002. Currently there isolation policy has worked well for themselves as only 1 in 13 Swiss citizens suffer from poverty.
Poverty in Turkey (European Part) [NCBI, 2010]
European Turkey known as Thrace is the connecting point between the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and also separates the Balkan Peninsula and Europe from Asia. Turkey as a whole has a poverty rate of 25.6%.
Poverty in Ukraine [Euromaidan Press, 2018]
Ukraine remains poor from the fact that since the end of the Soviet Union they have been in Russia's shadow. They have the lowest monthly income of any European country.
Poverty in United Kingdom (UK) [Independent, 2017]
Roughly a fifth of the United Kingdom is in poverty with it rising at an alarming rate. This along with pensions drying up leaves an uncertain future at the UK attempts to exit the European Union.
Poverty in Vatican City (Holy See) [Borgen Project, 2017]
The Vatican City is the smallest country in terms or both population and area. There population consists of those who work for God, The Pope, and the Catholic Church. The pope has even take-in the poor tasty in the Vatican on numerous occasions.

POVERTY IN OCEANIA

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