This statistic displays the prevalence of extreme poverty in the Middle East and North Africa in 2012, by sub-region. During 2012, the prevalence of extreme poverty in the least developed Arab countries was almost 22 percent.
Prevalence of extreme poverty in the Middle East and North Africa in 2012, by sub-region
* Arabic word for west, and used in this context for the North African Countries.
** Arabic word for East, and used to refer to the countries Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. The western word 'Levant' is synonymous with Maghreb.
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