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Global Poverty Indicators

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP)
(% of population)

43.1% 1990 to 22.4% 2008

People living on less than $1.25 a day (PPP)
(millions)

1,909 1990 to 1,289 2008

Source: PovcalNet

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Poverty headcount ratio, at $1.25 a day

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Source: PovcalNet

Tag and Track Trends in Inequality

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Inequality in the World (GINI coefficient 1981-2011)

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Source: PovcalNet

Poverty & Equity Data

Explore Data Dashboards

Access Database

Global Poverty Indicators

Visualize Poverty (Click the play button below to see how poverty has evolved over time.)

Poverty headcount ratio, at $1.25 a day

Tag and Track Trends in Inequality

Inequality in the World (GINI coefficient 1981-2011)