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Countries with Highest Percentage of People Living in Extreme Poverty

Can you guess which countries have the highest proportion of its population living in extreme poverty?
The Numbers are based on the World Poverty Clock. The population numbers act as clues.
The numbers were taken on the 13th of April 2026.
Some countries are excluded due to lack of data available (Syria, some Oceanic and Lesser Antilles countries, etc.)
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Total population
Number in Extreme Poverty
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80%
16,590,820
13,324,141
South Sudan
78%
12,906,300
10,083,864
Burundi
76%
46,108,120
35,170,569
Afghanistan
72%
24,385,800
17,590,937
Malawi
71%
6,048,680
4,288,248
Eritrea
69%
103,389,580
71,557,183
Democratic Republic of the Congo
69%
36,137,120
25,011,038
Mozambique
69%
35,140,980
24,177,087
Yemen
66%
31,420,120
20,679,352
Madagascar
60%
5,455,720
3,274,092
Central African Republic
55%
22,221,120
12,319,833
Zambia
45%
29,305,700
13,073,885
Niger
43%
35,397,660
15,150,738
Venezuela
42%
18,952,240
8,014,848
Somalia
39%
19,436,900
7,562,479
Zimbabwe
34%
6,436,420
2,200,693
Republic of the Congo
33%
73,448,800
23,919,691
Tanzania
33%
18,929,980
6,195,381
Chad
32%
56,805,920
18,171,643
Uganda
32%
731,400
230,619
Solomon Islands
31%
236,318,960
73,099,724
Nigeria
31%
37,874,680
11,825,725
Angola
30%
2,420,360
716,316
Lesotho
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