Africa has the largest share of extreme poverty rates globally, with 23 of the world's poorest 28 countries at extreme poverty rates above 30%. By 2015 though, Africa's extreme poverty rate of about 35.5% was 6.8 times the average for the rest of the world. However, while the last three countries have drastically reduced extreme poverty, African countries haven't. Central Africa has the highest extreme poverty rate of 54.8%, followed by Southern Africa at 45.1%. Central Africa will continue to be the poorest region, with an extreme poverty rate of 44.6% in 2030.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 14, 2022 10:58 UTC