| # | Flag | Country | Rural poverty gap at national poverty lines (%)Rural poverty gap at national poverty lines (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 52.6% | 2005 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.8% | 2006 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 40.9% | 2001 | |
| 4 | Swaziland | 36.9% | 2009 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 35% | 2008 | |
| 6 | Lesotho | 32.2% | 2010 | |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 31.9% | 2011 | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 30.5% | 2014 | |
| 9 | Togo | 29.2% | 2015 | |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.8% | 2002 | |
| 11 | Burundi | 26.9% | 2014 | |
| 12 | South Sudan | 26.5% | 2009 | |
| 13 | Liberia | 26.3% | 2007 | |
| 14 | Cameroon | 22.9% | 2014 | |
| 15 | Chad | 22.6% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Guinea | 22.6% | 2012 | |
| 17 | Mauritania | 22.3% | 2008 | |
| 18 | Mozambique | 22.2% | 2008 | |
| 19 | Angola | 21.6% | 2008 | |
| 20 | Ivory Coast | 21.5% | 2015 | |
| 21 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2010 | |
| 22 | Sudan | 21.3% | 2009 | |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 21.1% | 2011 | |
| 24 | Nigeria | 20.1% | 2009 | |
| 25 | Senegal | 18.6% | 2010 | |
| 26 | Botswana | 18.4% | 2002 | |
| 27 | Kenya | 17.5% | 2005 | |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 16.4% | 2009 | |
| 29 | Gabon | 16% | 2005 | |
| 30 | Colombia | 15.7% | 2015 | |
| 31 | Niger | 15.3% | 2011 | |
| 32 | Cape Verde | 14.3% | 2007 | |
| 33 | Peru | 13.7% | 2014 | |
| 34 | Ecuador | 13.6% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Ghana | 13.1% | 2012 | |
| 36 | Fiji | 12.8% | 2008 | |
| 37 | East Timor | 12.2% | 2014 | |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 11.9% | 2015 | |
| 39 | Namibia | 11.6% | 2009 | |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2014 | |
| 41 | Yemen | 10.6% | 2005 | |
| 42 | Benin | 10.5% | 2011 | |
| 43 | Syria | 8.3% | 2007 | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 8% | 2010 | |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.9% | 2012 | |
| 46 | Tanzania | 7.8% | 2011 | |
| 47 | Iraq | 7.6% | 2012 | |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 7.4% | 2010 | |
| 49 | Pakistan | 7.2% | 2013 | |
| 50 | Laos | 6.8% | 2012 | |
| 51 | Nepal | 6% | 2010 | |
| 52 | Uganda | 5.9% | 2012 | |
| 53 | Vietnam | 5.9% | 2012 | |
| 54 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2014 | |
| 55 | India | 4.6% | 2011 | |
| 56 | Armenia | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| 57 | Moldova | 4.1% | 2012 | |
| 58 | Bhutan | 3.6% | 2012 | |
| 59 | Morocco | 3.3% | 2007 | |
| 60 | Albania | 3% | 2012 | |
| 61 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2009 | |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2012 | |
| 63 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2011 | |
| 64 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2014 |