Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.
- Publisher
- World Bank
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- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 170
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), uri: http://pip.worldbank.org, note: Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database.
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2025 | 23.60 | percent |
| Ecuador | 2025 | 26.30 | percent |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 22.20 | percent |
| Uzbekistan | 2025 | 17.20 | percent |
| Argentina | 2024 | 24.10 | percent |
| Armenia | 2024 | 16.50 | percent |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2024 | 22.50 | percent |
| Brazil | 2024 | 26.20 | percent |
| Chile | 2024 | 17.60 | percent |
| Colombia | 2024 | 30 | percent |
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