National poverty line vs. median income or consumption per day, 2017

This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in living costs between countries.

Median income or expenditure per day (international-$ in 2017 prices)$10$2$5$20$50National poverty line (international-$ at 2017 prices)$1040% median40% medianEqual to medianEqual to median150% median150% median20% median20% medianBrazilBrazilChinaChinaGambiaGambiaIndonesiaIndonesiaMozambiqueMozambiqueNigeriaNigeriaPolandPolandRussiaRussiaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: Jolliffe et al. (2022); World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – Learn more about this data

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

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