Poverty and inequality worldwide

Statistics report about poverty and inequality in the world

Poverty and inequality worldwide

This report presents detailed information about poverty and inequality in the world. It includes data on poverty levels and poverty gaps worldwide, as well as information on dimensions of poverty such as undernourishment, access to electricity, and access to clean drinking water. There is also a chapter on global inequality.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Most worrying topics worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of world population living in poverty 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Poverty rate worldwide 1990-2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest poverty rate worldwide 2019
  • Premium Statistic Gender poverty gaps worldwide 2020-2021 (with a forecast to 2030), by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic People living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019, by region

Poverty gaps and multidimensional poverty

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  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Problems facing the multidimensionally poor worldwide 2021
  • Premium Statistic Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019
  • Premium Statistic Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 2019

Hunger and starvation

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  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of starving people worldwide 2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of undernourishment worldwide 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Global Hunger Index 2024 countries most affected by hunger
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: food insecurity prevalence 2023
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of undernourishment in Africa 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of stunted children worldwide under the age of five from 2012 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of people facing food insecurity in Ukraine monthly 2023

Access to drinking water

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with lowest share of population with access to clean drinking water 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of population worldwide with access to clean drinking water 2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Population in Central and South Asia with access to clean drinking water 2022
  • Basic Statistic Population with access to clean drinking water East and Southeast Asia 2022
  • Basic Statistic Population with access to clean drinking water in the MENA region 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Population with access to clean drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Population with access to clean drinking water in Latin America 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Population with access to clean drinking water in Europe and North America 2022

Electricity access

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  • Basic Statistic Global population without electricity access 2000-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Global access to electricity as a share of population 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest access rate to electricity 2022
  • Basic Statistic Global population without access to electricity 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic African population without electricity 2000-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of population with electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Population without electricity access in Africa 2021, by country

Child mortality

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest mortality rate among children aged under five 2021
  • Premium Statistic Children under age 5 mortality rate worldwide 1990-2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Deaths of children under age 5 worldwide 1990-2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Projected global infant mortality rate 1990-2100

Inequality

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  • Premium Statistic Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the poorest 50 percent 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global wealth distribution 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2019
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