Oceania Poverty Rate Ranking (2024)

In 2019, poverty rate in Oceania was highest in Vanuatu at 19.50%, followed by Kiribati at 6.10% and Fiji at 4.70%. The average poverty rate across countries in Oceania was 5.55%, the median was 3.40%, and Tonga recorded the lowest poverty rate at 0.40%, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1963 to 2024 across 6 countries in Oceania.

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Rank	Country	Current Value ↓	Previous Value	Year
1	Vanuatu	19.5%	25.7%	2019
2	Kiribati	6.1%	21.3%	2019
3	Fiji	4.7%	1.6%	2019
4	Marshall Islands	2.1%		2019
5	Australia	0.5%	0.5%	2018
6	Tonga	0.4%	4%	2021

Oceania Poverty Rate Ranking (2024) : Definition

Poverty Rate measures the share of the population living on less than $3.00 per day measured in 2021 PPP international dollars; the figure refers to the specified reference year.