Share of global population living in extreme poverty
Living in extreme poverty is defined as living below the international poverty line at 1.90 international-$ per day.
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- Access to electricity vs. share in extreme poverty
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share in extreme poverty
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
- Children per woman vs. share living in extreme poverty
- Comparison of extreme poverty estimates, World Bank PIP vs. Bradshaw & Mayhew (2011)
- Death rate from indoor air pollution vs. share in extreme poverty
- Death rate from unsafe water sources vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsfewer thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsmore thresholds
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholdsHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Energy use per capita vs. share in extreme poverty
- Expected years of schooling vs. share of population in extreme poverty
- Extreme poverty and child mortality
- GDP per capitaWorld Bank, constant international-$
- Hidden Hunger Index vs. share in extreme poverty
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?Current estimates
- Income or consumption of the poorest 10%World Bank, Marimekko
- Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. GDP per capita
- Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. mean income
- Income or consumption of the poorest and richest 10%
- Income or consumption of the richest 10%World Bank, Marimekko
- Intensity of multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Intensity of multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- Mean income or consumption per day2017 Int-$
- Mean income or consumption per dayMarimekko
- Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
- Mean vs. median income or consumptionWorld Bank
- Median income or consumption per day
- Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Current estimates
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Harmonized over time estimates
- National poverty line vs. GDP per capita
- National poverty line vs. GDP per capitaBy income group
- National poverty line vs. mean daily income or consumption
- National poverty line vs. median income or consumption per day
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank
- Number of people living in extreme povertyStacked area chart
- Number of people living in extreme povertyLine chart
- Number of people living in extreme poverty by region'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Number of people living in extreme poverty by regionHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Poverty gap index at $2.15 per day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a dayLine chart
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a dayMarimekko
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $3.65 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
- Poverty: Share of population living on less than $6.85 a day
- Prevalence of undernourishment vs. share in extreme poverty
- Prevalence of underweight children vs. share in extreme poverty
- Prevalence vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 40% of median income
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 50% of median income
- Relative poverty: Share of people below 60% of median income
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy at birth
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index
- Share in extreme poverty: Cost of basic needs approach vs. living on less than $1.90 a dayHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholdsHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021)
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
- Share living on less than $6.85 a day vs. mean income or consumption
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
- Share of population below and above $30 per dayStacked bar: Above/below $30 per day
- Share of population in multidimensional povertyCurrent estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional poverty: Urban vs. ruralCurrent estimates
- Share of population in multidimensional poverty: Urban vs. ruralHarmonized over time estimates
- Share of population living below national poverty lines
- Share of population living in extreme povertyHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Stacked area chart
- Share of population living in extreme poverty'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Stacked area chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyHistorical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Line chart
- Share of population living in extreme poverty'Cost of basic needs' approach, Historical estimates (Moatsos, 2021), Line chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyLine chart
- Share of population living in extreme povertyMarimekko
- Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita
- Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
- Share of population living with less than $2.15 and $3.65 per day
- Share of population within different income thresholdsStacked bar: Above/below $30 per day
- Share vs. intensity of multidimensional povertyHarmonized over time estimates
- The poverty gap
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty
- World population living in extreme povertyWorld Bank & Bourguignon and Morrisson