Prevalence vs. intensity of multidimensional poverty

Multidimensional poverty is defined as being deprived in a range of health, education and living standards indicators. The intensity is the share of indicators in which themultidimensionally poor are deprived on average.

Share in multidimensional poverty0%20%40%60%80%IntensityofmultidimensionalpovertyChinaChinaIndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshEthiopiaEthiopiaTanzaniaTanzaniaSudanSudanIraqIraqYemenYemenNigerNigerBurundiBurundiChadChadCubaCubaKiribatiKiribatiAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation

Source: Alkire, Kanagaratnam and Suppa (2023), The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023

Note: Estimates based on the most recent household survey data (between 2011 and 2021). A separate dataset is produced to monitor trends over time.