Area Database (v4.4)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
All countries
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Afghanistan (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 52.4 47.3 42.2 37.1 32.0 26.9 21.8 16.7 11.6 6.49 1.39
Central (Kabul Wardak Kapisa Logar Parwan Panjsher) 26.7 24.2 21.7 19.2 16.7 14.2 11.7 9.17 6.66 4.16 1.65
Central Highlands (Bamyan Daikundi) 55.3 51.6 48.0 44.3 40.7 37.0 33.4 29.7 26.0 22.4 18.7
East (Nangarhar Kunar Laghman Nooristan) 52.3 49.9 47.4 45.0 42.6 40.2 37.8 35.4 33.0 30.6 28.2
North (Samangan Sar-e-Pul Balkh Jawzjan Faryab) 69.4 60.7 52.0 43.2 34.5 25.8 17.1 8.39 5.60 2.80 0.01
North East (Baghlan Takhar Badakhshan Kunduz) 51.9 47.6 43.3 39.1 34.8 30.5 26.2 22.0 17.7 13.4 9.16
South (Uruzgan Helmand Zabul Nimroz Kandahar) 67.4 59.7 52.0 44.3 36.6 28.9 21.2 13.5 8.97 4.49 0.01
South East (Ghazni Paktya Paktika Khost) 26.2 24.1 22.0 19.9 17.8 15.7 13.6 11.5 9.36 7.25 5.14
West (Ghor Herat Badghis Farah) 59.2 54.6 49.9 45.3 40.6 36.0 31.3 26.7 22.0 17.4 12.7
Albania (Europe)  
Total 0.68 0.60 0.51 0.43 0.35 0.27 0.18 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05
Berat 0.77 0.66 0.55 0.44 0.33 0.22 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Diber 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Durres 1.10 0.95 0.79 0.63 0.47 0.32 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Elbasan 1.93 1.69 1.46 1.22 0.99 0.75 0.52 0.28 0.25 0.21 0.18 0.14 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Fier 0.86 0.76 0.65 0.54 0.43 0.33 0.22 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.24 0.25
Gjirokaster 1.03 0.89 0.74 0.59 0.44 0.30 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Korce 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kukes 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.12 0.17 0.23 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.12 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Lezhe 2.05 1.76 1.46 1.17 0.88 0.59 0.29 0.00 0.05 0.09 0.14 0.19 0.23 0.28 0.32 0.37 0.42 0.46 0.51
Shkoder 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tirana 0.41 0.37 0.32 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.15 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07
Vlore 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Algeria (Africa)  
Total 4.80 4.48 4.17 3.85 3.53 3.22 2.90 2.59 2.27 1.96 1.64 1.33 1.01 0.70 0.38 0.35 0.31 0.28 0.24 0.21 0.17 0.14 0.10 0.07
Hauts Plateaux Centre (Djelfa, Laghouat, MSila) 9.00 8.59 8.19 7.78 7.37 6.97 6.56 6.15 5.74 5.34 4.93 4.52 4.11 3.71 3.30 2.97 2.63 2.30 1.96 1.63 1.29 0.96 0.62 0.29
Hauts Plateaux Est (Setif, Batna, Khenchela, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Oum El Bouaghi, Tebessa) 7.20 6.69 6.17 5.66 5.15 4.63 4.12 3.60 3.09 2.57 2.06 1.54 1.03 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03
Hauts Plateaux Ouest (Tiaret, Saida, Tissemsilt, Naama, El Bayadh) 6.11 5.79 5.48 5.16 4.84 4.53 4.21 3.89 3.57 3.26 2.94 2.62 2.30 1.99 1.67 1.47 1.26 1.06 0.85 0.65 0.44 0.30 0.15 0.01
Nord Centre (Alger, Blida, Boumerdes, Tipaza, Bouira, Medea, Tizi-Ouzou, Bejaia, Chlef, Ain Defla) 3.10 2.88 2.67 2.45 2.23 2.02 1.80 1.59 1.37 1.16 0.94 0.73 0.51 0.30 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
Nord Est (Annaba, Constantine, Skikda, Jijel, Mila, Souk Ahras, El Tarf, Guelma) 5.15 4.79 4.42 4.06 3.70 3.33 2.97 2.61 2.25 1.88 1.52 1.16 0.80 0.43 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01
Nord Ouest (Oran, Tlemcen, Mostaganem, Ain Temouchent, Relizane, Sidi Bel Abbes, Mascara) 2.78 2.58 2.39 2.19 1.99 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.21 1.01 0.82 0.62 0.42 0.23 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.18
Sud (Bechar, Tindouf, Adrar, Ghardaia, Biskra, El Oued, Ouargla, Tamanrasset,Illizi) 6.80 6.35 5.89 5.44 4.99 4.53 4.08 3.62 3.17 2.71 2.26 1.80 1.35 0.89 0.44 0.38 0.32 0.27 0.21 0.15 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.01
Angola (Africa)  
Total 82.1 80.4 78.7 77.1 75.4 73.8 72.1 70.4 68.8 67.1 65.5 63.8 62.1 60.5 58.8 56.8 54.8 52.8 50.8 48.8 46.8 44.8 42.8
Bengo 85.8 82.5 79.2 75.9 72.6 69.3 66.0 62.8 59.5 56.2 52.9 49.6
Benguela 44.5 46.0 47.5 49.0 50.5 52.0 53.5 54.9 56.4 57.9 59.4 60.9
Bie 99.9 99.5 99.2 98.8 95.4 92.1 88.8 85.5 82.1 78.8 75.5 72.1
Cabinda 26.9 26.3 25.7 25.1 24.5 23.9 23.4 22.8 22.2 21.6 21.0 20.4
Cunene 72.8 73.9 75.0 76.1 77.2 78.3 79.4 80.5 81.7 82.8 83.9 85.0
Huambo 68.8 68.9 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.5 69.7 69.9 70.0 70.2 70.3 70.5
Huila 56.3 57.9 59.4 60.9 62.4 63.9 65.4 66.9 68.5 70.0 71.5 73.0
Kuando Kubango 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 93.9 87.7 81.6 75.4 69.3 63.1 57.0 50.8
Kuanza Norte 97.5 93.3 89.0 84.7 80.5 76.2 71.9 67.7 63.4 59.1 54.9 50.6
Kuanza Sul 94.8 93.0 91.2 89.3 87.5 85.7 83.9 82.1 80.2 78.4 76.6 74.8
Luanda 2.52 3.07 3.62 4.17 4.72 5.27 5.82 6.37 6.92 7.47 8.02 8.57
Lunda Norte 99.9 97.8 95.7 93.5 87.9 82.2 76.5 70.9 65.2 59.5 53.8 48.2
Lunda Sul 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 91.7 83.4 75.1 66.8 58.5 50.1 41.8 33.5
Malange 99.9 95.8 91.7 87.7 81.8 75.9 70.0 64.2 58.3 52.4 46.6 40.7
Moxico 99.9 97.9 95.9 93.9 90.6 87.2 83.9 80.5 77.2 73.8 70.5 67.2
Namibe 51.8 51.7 51.5 51.3 51.2 51.0 50.8 50.6 50.5 50.3 50.1 50.0
Uige 73.0 73.3 73.7 74.1 74.4 74.8 75.1 75.5 75.8 76.2 76.5 76.9
Zaire 99.9 99.4 98.9 98.4 87.8 77.2 66.5 55.9 45.2 34.6 24.0 13.3
Argentina urban (America)  
Cuyo 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Gran Buenos Aires 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
NEA 2.09 1.94 1.78 1.63 1.48 1.32 1.17 1.02 0.86 0.71 0.56 0.40 0.25 0.17 0.09 0.01
NOA 0.64 0.59 0.54 0.49 0.44 0.39 0.34 0.29 0.23 0.18 0.13 0.08 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01
Pampeana 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Patagonia 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
Armenia (Europe)  
Total 6.11 5.65 5.20 4.74 4.28 3.83 3.37 2.92 2.46 2.00 1.55 1.09 0.64 0.18 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Aragatsotn 20.6 19.0 17.4 15.8 14.3 12.7 11.1 9.50 7.92 6.34 4.75 3.17 1.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ararat 2.24 2.06 1.89 1.72 1.55 1.38 1.20 1.03 0.86 0.69 0.52 0.34 0.17 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.14
Armavir 7.49 6.94 6.39 5.84 5.29 4.74 4.19 3.64 3.09 2.53 1.98 1.43 0.88 0.33 0.28 0.22 0.17 0.11 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Gegharkunik 10.8 9.95 9.12 8.29 7.46 6.63 5.80 4.97 4.15 3.32 2.49 1.66 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kotayk 3.85 3.59 3.32 3.06 2.80 2.53 2.27 2.00 1.74 1.48 1.21 0.95 0.68 0.42 0.35 0.28 0.21 0.14 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Lori 15.3 14.1 13.0 11.8 10.6 9.43 8.25 7.07 5.90 4.72 3.54 2.36 1.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Shirak 7.57 7.06 6.56 6.06 5.56 5.06 4.55 4.05 3.55 3.05 2.55 2.04 1.54 1.04 0.87 0.69 0.52 0.35 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Syunik 4.72 4.39 4.07 3.74 3.42 3.09 2.77 2.44 2.12 1.79 1.47 1.14 0.82 0.49 0.41 0.33 0.25 0.16 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Tavush 12.0 11.1 10.1 9.21 8.29 7.37 6.45 5.53 4.61 3.68 2.76 1.84 0.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vayots Dzor 3.76 3.49 3.23 2.97 2.71 2.45 2.18 1.92 1.66 1.40 1.14 0.87 0.61 0.35 0.29 0.23 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Yerevan 0.82 0.76 0.69 0.63 0.57 0.50 0.44 0.38 0.32 0.25 0.19 0.13 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Azerbaijan (Europe)  
Total 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69
Absheron 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03
Aran 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9
Baku 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dakhlik Shirvan 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
Ganja Gazakh 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9
Guba Khachmaz 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75
Lankaran 7.26 7.26 7.26 7.26 7.26 7.26 7.26
Shaki Zaqatala 5.24 5.24 5.24 5.24 5.24 5.24 5.24
Yukhari Karabakh 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9
Bangladesh (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 87.5 84.0 80.4 76.9 73.3 69.8 66.3 62.7 59.2 55.6 52.1 49.8 47.4 45.1 41.4 37.8 34.2 30.6 26.9 23.3 19.7 16.1
Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira 83.7 80.9 78.1 75.4 72.6 69.8 67.0 64.3 61.5 58.7 55.9 57.9 59.8 61.8 54.7 47.7 40.7 33.7 26.7 19.7 12.7 5.65
Bandarban, Cox s Bazar 99.9 99.2 98.6 97.9 95.0 92.1 89.2 86.3 83.3 80.4 77.5 73.1 68.7 64.4 63.1 61.8 60.5 59.2 57.9 56.6 55.3 54.1
Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali 96.5 94.1 91.6 89.2 86.7 84.2 81.8 79.3 76.9 74.4 71.9 70.9 69.8 68.8 65.8 62.9 59.9 56.9 54.0 51.0 48.1 45.1
Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur 81.8 79.0 76.2 73.5 70.7 67.9 65.1 62.4 59.6 56.8 54.1 46.4 38.7 31.1 31.8 32.6 33.4 34.1 34.9 35.6 36.4 37.1
Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat 94.3 91.2 88.0 84.9 81.7 78.6 75.4 72.3 69.2 66.0 62.9 60.2 57.6 54.9 50.7 46.5 42.3 38.1 34.0 29.8 25.6 21.4
Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla 93.9 88.8 83.8 78.8 73.7 68.7 63.7 58.7 53.6 48.6 43.6 40.7 37.7 34.8 31.3 27.7 24.2 20.6 17.1 13.5 9.99 6.45
Chittagong 72.7 68.3 63.9 59.6 55.2 50.8 46.5 42.1 37.7 33.3 29.0 26.4 23.8 21.2 19.2 17.2 15.3 13.3 11.3 9.35 7.39 5.42
Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur 84.2 80.7 77.2 73.7 70.2 66.7 63.2 59.7 56.2 52.7 49.2 45.9 42.5 39.2 35.2 31.2 27.2 23.1 19.1 15.1 11.1 7.07
Dhaka 38.1 34.8 31.5 28.2 24.8 21.5 18.2 14.9 11.5 8.22 4.90 4.51 4.12 3.73 3.27 2.81 2.34 1.88 1.42 0.96 0.50 0.03
Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon 99.7 96.3 92.8 89.4 85.9 82.4 79.0 75.5 72.1 68.6 65.2 64.3 63.5 62.6 56.1 49.5 43.0 36.4 29.9 23.3 16.8 10.2
Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari 79.2 77.2 75.1 73.1 71.0 69.0 66.9 64.9 62.8 60.7 58.7 56.2 53.7 51.1 46.5 41.9 37.3 32.7 28.1 23.5 18.9 14.3
Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali 88.5 84.8 81.0 77.3 73.6 69.8 66.1 62.4 58.6 54.9 51.2 47.5 43.9 40.3 37.9 35.6 33.2 30.9 28.5 26.2 23.8 21.5
Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi 95.0 88.9 82.7 76.6 70.4 64.3 58.2 52.0 45.9 39.7 33.6 29.2 24.9 20.6 18.8 17.1 15.4 13.7 12.0 10.2 8.51 6.79
Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur 95.5 90.6 85.8 80.9 76.0 71.1 66.3 61.4 56.5 51.6 46.8 46.1 45.4 44.7 39.9 35.0 30.2 25.4 20.5 15.7 10.9 6.03
Habiganj, Sunamganj 98.5 95.5 92.6 89.6 86.7 83.7 80.7 77.8 74.8 71.9 68.9 68.6 68.3 68.0 63.0 58.0 53.0 48.0 43.0 38.0 33.0 28.0
Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail 98.7 95.2 91.7 88.2 84.6 81.1 77.6 74.1 70.5 67.0 63.5 61.0 58.4 55.9 51.4 46.8 42.2 37.7 33.1 28.6 24.0 19.5
Jessore, Magura, Narail 72.6 70.6 68.7 66.7 64.7 62.8 60.8 58.8 56.9 54.9 53.0 52.6 52.2 51.9 45.3 38.7 32.2 25.6 19.0 12.7 6.35 0.01
Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) 96.4 94.1 91.7 89.4 87.0 84.7 82.3 80.0 77.6 75.3 72.9 68.9 64.9 60.8 59.7 58.6 57.5 56.4 55.3 54.2 53.1 52.0
Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona 98.5 96.1 93.6 91.1 88.7 86.2 83.8 81.3 78.8 76.4 73.9 72.1 70.4 68.6 63.0 57.4 51.8 46.2 40.6 35.0 29.5 23.9
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur 99.9 97.5 95.2 92.8 90.0 87.1 84.3 81.4 78.6 75.8 72.9 69.7 66.5 63.2 59.3 55.3 51.4 47.4 43.5 39.6 35.6 31.7
Maulvibazar, Sylhet 70.8 68.3 65.9 63.5 61.1 58.6 56.2 53.8 51.4 48.9 46.5 45.7 44.8 44.0 40.5 36.9 33.4 29.9 26.3 22.8 19.2 15.7
Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi 90.5 87.3 84.1 81.0 77.8 74.6 71.4 68.2 65.1 61.9 58.7 59.1 59.5 59.9 53.2 46.5 39.9 33.2 26.5 19.9 13.2 6.53
Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj 95.3 91.7 88.2 84.6 81.1 77.5 74.0 70.4 66.9 63.3 59.8 57.7 55.7 53.6 49.2 44.8 40.4 35.9 31.5 27.1 22.7 18.3
Barbados (America)  
Total 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37
Christ Church and St. Philip 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
St Michael 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51
St. James, St. George, and St. Thomas 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
St. Lucy, St. Peter, St. Andrew, St. Joseph, and St. John 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54
Belarus (Europe)  
Total 0.30 0.33 0.35 0.38 0.41 0.43 0.46 0.49 0.52 0.54 0.57 0.50 0.43 0.36 0.30 0.23 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.01
Brest region 0.01 0.10 0.20 0.29 0.38 0.48 0.57 0.67 0.76 0.86 0.95 0.84 0.74 0.63 0.53 0.42 0.32 0.21 0.14 0.08 0.01
Gomel region 0.01 0.09 0.16 0.24 0.37 0.51 0.64 0.78 0.91 1.05 1.18 1.03 0.87 0.72 0.56 0.41 0.25 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.01
Grodno region 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.19 0.21 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.29 0.31 0.27 0.22 0.18 0.13 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Minsk region 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07
Mogilev region 1.70 1.64 1.57 1.51 1.45 1.38 1.32 1.26 1.20 1.13 1.07 0.95 0.82 0.70 0.58 0.46 0.33 0.21 0.14 0.08 0.01
Vitebsk region 0.40 0.43 0.47 0.50 0.53 0.57 0.60 0.63 0.66 0.70 0.73 0.63 0.52 0.42 0.31 0.21 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates