How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional
poverty?

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

Share in multidimensional poverty0%20%40%60%80%100%Share in extreme poverty50%1:11:1BangladeshBangladeshChadChadChinaChinaEthiopiaEthiopiaIndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanTanzaniaTanzaniaUgandaUgandaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024); Alkire, Kanagaratnam and Suppa (2024) - The Global Multidimensional PovertyIndex (MPI) 2024 – Learn more about this data

Note: Extreme poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured after taxes andbenefits, or to consumption, per capita. Multidimensional poverty is based on the most recent household survey data (between 2011 and 2023).

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