Where does poverty exist in today?

Poverty exists to some degree in every nation in the world. Many of the world's most poverty stricken nations are on the continents of Asia and Africa.

China has had the greatest improvement in poverty rates in the past decade. China's poverty rate fell from 85% to 15.9%, or by over 600 million people.

According to the 2011 World Bank calculations, the top 5 countries with the highest poverty rates, based on GDP are:

#1 Congo

#2 Liberia

#3 Zimbabwe

#4 Burundi

#5 Eritrea

Poverty is can also be measured by how much money an average citizen has to live on per day. Using this calculation India is the poorest country in the world with 41% of its people living on $1 US or less per day.