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  2. Poverty - Wikipedia

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    According to the World Bank in 2014, around 80 million people were still living on less than $5.00 a day. [97] World Bank data shows that the percentage of the population living in households with consumption or income per person below the poverty line has decreased in each region of the world except Middle East and North Africa since 1990 ...

  3. List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

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    According to World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at a defined value a day is the percentage of the population living on less than that value a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions."

  4. Extreme poverty - Wikipedia

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    Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population). Based on World Bank data ranging from 1998 to 2018. [20]Extreme poverty is defined by the international community as living below $1.90 a day, as measured in 2011 international prices (equivalent to $2.12 in 2018).

  5. Measuring poverty - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank defines poverty in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day. [2] , and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. It has been estimated that in 2008, 1.4 billion people had consumption levels below US$1.25 a day and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day.

  6. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. [5] [6] In September 2022, the World Bank updated the International Poverty Line (IPL), a global absolute minimum, to $2.15 per day [7] (in PPP). In addition, as of ...

  7. World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 ... - AOL

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    Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war against Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank said in a new ...

  8. World Bank - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank is an international ... The bank aims loans at developing countries to help reduce poverty. The bank is engaged ... According to reports ...

  9. A Guide To The World Bank - projects.huffingtonpost.com

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    The World Bank Group is the globe's most prestigious development lender, bankrolling hundreds of government projects each year in pursuit of its high-minded mission: to combat the scourge of poverty by backing new transit systems, power plants, dams and other projects it believes will help boost the fortunes of poor people.