Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time

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

Share in multidimensional poverty0%20%40%60%80%Share in extreme monetary poverty50%IndiaIndiaChinaChinaPakistanPakistanEthiopiaEthiopiaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoKenyaKenyaNigerNigerAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America19982023

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 measured in international-$ at 2017 prices to account for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. Depending onthe country and year, it relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.

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