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Extreme Poverty Rate by African country
Rwanda has the highest share of the population in extreme poverty of any African country, at 38.6% — 7.6× Comoros's 5.1%.
Share of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 international prices. 2 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Rwanda
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Extreme Poverty Rate figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=poverty_headcount_215_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Data: Africa API — World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023. Free to republish with a link to this page. Pull the live figures via the API above so your version never goes stale.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of the population in extreme poverty?
Rwanda has the highest share of the population in extreme poverty in Africa at 38.6% (2023).
Which African country has the lowest share of the population in extreme poverty?
Comoros has the lowest share of the population in extreme poverty of the 2 African countries with data, at 5.1% (2024).
How many African countries report Extreme Poverty Rate data?
2 of 54 African countries have a Extreme Poverty Rate figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=poverty_headcount_215_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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