World - Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

9.3 (%) in 2017

In 2017, poverty ratio at $1.9 a day for World was 9.3 %. Poverty ratio at $1.9 a day of World fell gradually from 29.9 % in 1998 to 9.3 % in 2017.

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What is poverty ratio at $1.9 a day?

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international 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.

What is World poverty ratio at $1.9 a day?