Global Extreme Poverty Dollar a Day

The extreme poverty rate represents the share of the people in a country below a poverty line. Here two such lines are used: a cost of basic needs approach following Allen (2017), and the short cut approach of the 1.9 dollar-a-day. The estimates cover the period 1820-2018 (yearly).

Global Extreme Poverty Dollar a Day

The extreme poverty rate represents the share of the people in a country below a poverty line. Here two such lines are used: a cost of basic needs approach following Allen (2017), and the short cut approach of the 1.9 dollar-a-day. The estimates cover the period 1820-2018 (yearly).