How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?, 2019

Multidimensional poverty is defined as being deprived in a range of health, education and living standards indicators. Extreme poverty is defined as living below theInternational Poverty Line of $2.15 per day.

Share in multidimensional poverty0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%ShareinextremepovertyChinaChinaIndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshEthiopiaEthiopiaTanzaniaTanzaniaSudanSudanYemenYemenMozambiqueMozambiqueBoliviaBoliviaChadChadLesothoLesothoSerbiaSerbiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2022), Alkire, Kanagaratnam and Suppa (2023), The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023

Note: Extreme poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.