 However, in terms of percentage, it scored somewhat lower than other countries holding large poor populations.In July 2018, World Poverty Clock, a Vienna-based think tank, reported that a minimal 5.3% or 70.6 million Indians lived in extreme poverty compared to 44% or 87 million Nigerians.In 2019, Nigeria and Congo surpassed India in terms of total population earning below $1.9 a day.