Definition: National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
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69% of Nigerians Living Below Poverty Line, Says Report
This Day - 6/28/2022 12:01:00 AM
Oxfam, an International organisation, has raised the alarm that about 69 per cent the Nigerian population lives below ... in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Sudan's poverty rates potentially even higher than reported
Radio Dabanga - 7/1/2022 1:36:00 PM
Sudan’s poverty and food insecurity rates are projected to increase further until September. Numbers are said to be significantly higher than those estimated by the country’s authorities and the United Nations (UN).
Report: Nigeria Still Poverty Capital of the World
This Day - 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM
Nigeria has maintained the infamous position as the poverty capital of the world, with 93.9 people in Africa’s most populous country currently living below the poverty line. Managing Director ...
Argentina is paradise: poverty below 5% rate Cristina Fernandez tells the world
Uruguay News - 6/25/2022 12:01:00 AM
If this was correct Argentina's poverty rate is below ... line and, finally, the price at which they can be purchased. INDEC’s last published estimates note that 4.7% of the Argentine population ...
Inflation’ll push 15 million Nigerians into poverty in two years –Report
The Punch Newspapers - 6/19/2022 5:24:00 AM
The lending bank further said that Nigeria has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. According to the bank, inflationary pressures in the country ... below the poverty line over the ...
Work: The world of promises between despair and hope, the eternal neoliberal narrative
PRESSENZA - 7/2/2022 10:20:00 PM
The global organisations of the UN system estimate that by 2022 there will be more than 207 million unemployed people, and that more than 800 million men
Angolan Government, World Bank Work On Updating of Poverty Profile
AllAfrica.com - 6/24/2022 7:42:00 AM
Angolan Government is working with the World Bank (WB) on the methods to be used in collecting data from the Survey on Expenditure, Income and Employment in Angola (IDREA-2).
How Modi’s India Has Succeeded in Bringing Down Poverty in Rural Areas
MSN - 6/29/2022 11:38:00 AM
The population which is just above the poverty line and vulnerable to risks and events is susceptible to going below the poverty ... in LDCs and middle-income countries, poverty is more pronounced ...
Inflation, unemployment, bad policies widen income inequality in Nigeria
businessday - 7/1/2022 6:22:00 AM
The World Bank Nigeria's Development Update for June 2022 predicts an additional 7 million Nigerians to fall below the poverty line of $1.9 per day. This
Learning from China’s targeted poverty alleviation strategy
New Vision on MSN.com - 6/22/2022 12:00:00 AM
By Moshi IsraelMost countries on the African continent are in a permanent crisis of underdevelopment, slow development, and absolute poverty. But these problems are not unique to the African continent,
