India - Poverty headcount ratio at $5.5 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

87.4 (%) in 2011

In 2011, poverty ratio at $5.5 a day for India was 87.4 %. Poverty ratio at $5.5 a day of India fell gradually from 97.1 % in 1977 to 87.4 % in 2011.

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What is poverty ratio at $5.5 a day?

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 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 India poverty ratio at $5.5 a day?