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The third table lists countries by the percentage of the working population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), and up to $3.65 a day (the moderate poverty line). The data is from the most recent year available from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization database.
The economy of South Sudan is $3.681 billion by gross domestic product as of 2019, being one of the most oil dependent economies in the world, with 98% of government's annual operating budget and 80% of its gross domestic product (GDP) derived from oil, [14] despite being endowed with adequate natural resources. It has a very fertile ...
From 2008 to 2013, the level of poverty in Ukraine increased or decreased slightly. Its maximum value was 25.8% in 2011. Poverty increased sharply after the annexation of Crimea and the start of the war in Donbas. In 2014, the poverty rate was 28.6%, and the following year it doubled to 58.3%. In 2016, the poverty rate reached 58.6%.
According to the U.N., 812 million people lived in extreme poverty — on $1.90 a day or less -- in 2019, and by 2021 amid the pandemic the number had risen to 889 million. UN: COVID plunged 77 ...
The global food and energy price surges that have resulted from the war in Ukraine could push more than 71 people worldwide into poverty, according to a new report from the UN Development Program.
Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase ...
Rank Country 2024 score Change from 2023 Change from 2022 Change from 2021 Change from 2020 Change from 2019 1 Somalia 111.3: 0.6: 0.8: 0.4: 0.4: 1.0 2 Sudan 109.3
According to the World Bank, more than half of the South Sudanese people live below the poverty line. [7] The government of South Sudan lacks the money and institutional framework to offer much help. [8] South Sudan is rich in natural resources with oil as their main export, representing 98% of government revenue.