Share of population living on less than $3.65 per day vs. share in
multidimensional poverty

The poverty line of $3.65 per day is set by the World Bank to be representative of the definitions of poverty adopted inlower-middle-income countries. Multidimensional poverty is defined as being deprived in a range of health, education and livingstandards indicators.

Share in multidimensional poverty0%20%40%60%80%100%Share below $3.65 a day50%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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