Poverty - statistics & facts

Key insights

Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day (2017 PPP)
648.1m
Country with the highest share of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day (2017 PPP)
Somalia
Share of the world's income earned by women
35.1%

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Poverty gaps and multidimensional poverty

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Electricity access

Child mortality

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