Share living on less than $6.85 a day vs. mean income or consumption,
2023

The poverty line of $6.85 per day is set by the World Bank to be representative of the definitions of poverty adopted inupper-middle-income countries. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in living costs between countries.

Mean income or consumption per day (international-$ in 2017 prices)$10$2$5$20$50Share below $6.85 per day50%BrazilBrazilChinaChinaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaMozambiqueMozambiqueNigeriaNigeriaPeruPeruPolandPolandTurkeyTurkeyUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation

Data source: 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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