Share of the Population Living in Extreme Poverty, Selected Countries

What to Know:

• Extreme poverty here is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day.
• The data is measured in international-$ at 2017 prices – this adjusts for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.
• Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita. 'Per capita' means that the incomes of each household are attributed equally to each member of the household (including children).
• Non-market sources of income, including food grown by subsistence farmers for their own consumption, are taken into account.