India has contributed most to the rise in global poverty during the pandemic

Estimated numbers of people who fell below the global poverty line ($2 a day) or fell out of the middle income group ($10.1 to $20)

NOTE: The estimates are based on the changes in the latest per capita GDP numbers and benchmark data on income distribution sourced from the World Bank's PovcalNet database.
Source: Pew Research Centre, World Bank PovcalNet Get the data