Whereas less than one percent of the population in high income countries in the world lived on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in 2018 in terms of 2017 purchasing power parities, 44 percent of the population in low income countries did the same. On a more positive note, the poverty rate in low income countries fell by 20 percentage points from 1994 to 2018.
Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level
(in 2017 PPP)
Characteristic
Low income countries
High income countries
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World Bank. (February 12, 2024). Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level (in 2017 PPP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/
World Bank. "Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level (in 2017 PPP)." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/
World Bank. (2024). Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level (in 2017 PPP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/
World Bank. "Share of People Living on Less than 2.15 U.S. Dollars Worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by Income Level (in 2017 Ppp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/
World Bank, Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level (in 2017 PPP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars worldwide from 1994 to 2020, by income level (in 2017 PPP) [Graph], World Bank, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341048/poverty-rate-world-income-group/
