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This is a list of Nigerian states by poverty rate as of 2019. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The estimates can therefore differ from other estimates, like the national poverty rate. Nigeria is the country with the most people living in extreme poverty worldwide since 2019, overtaking much ...
The decision follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert different currencies into a common, comparable unit and account for price differences across countries. The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day is based on 2017 PPPs. [7]
The World Poverty Clock [1] is a tool to monitor progress against poverty globally, [2] and regionally. [3] It provides real-time poverty data across countries. [4] [5] Created by the Vienna-based NGO, World Data Lab, it was launched in Berlin at the re:publica conference in 2017, [6] [7] and is funded by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Nigeria had one of the world's highest economic growth rates, averaging 7.4% according to the Nigeria economic report that was released in July 2019 by the World Bank. [1] Following the oil price collapse in 2014–2016, combined with negative production shocks, the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dropped to 2.7% in 2015.
Rank State HDI (2022) High human development 1 Lagos: 0.721 2 Ebonyi: 0.706 Medium human development 3 Imo: 0.693 4 Federal Capital Territory: 0.678 5
Nigeria has one of the world's highest economic growth rates (averaging 7.4% [2] over the last decade), an underdeveloped economy, and plenty of natural resources such as oil. However, it retains a high level of poverty, with 41% of the population classified as poor by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2019 [ 3 ] (63% were living on less ...
A child is checked for signs of malnutrition in Katsina State, Nigeria, March 2011 . In Nigeria, several subsequent governments have implemented different policies in an attempt to develop the rural areas and alleviate the poverty rate that has become a prominent decadence in such areas. However, very little success has been recorded so far.
Pages in category "Poverty in Nigeria" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... This page was last edited on 7 January 2024, at 00:42 (UTC).