Australia: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Australia

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day

 Latest value 0.50
 Year 2018
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1981 - 2018
 Average 0.67
 Min - Max 0.30 - 1.00
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2018 is 0.5 percent, unchanged from 0.5 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 5.29 percent, based on data from 90 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1981 to 2018 is 0.67 percent. The minimum value, 0.3 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 1 percent was recorded in 1981. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Australia - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Recent values chart

Historical series
Australia - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - historical chart - 1981-2018




Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted 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.

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 Gini inequality index 34.30 2018 index points
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 Poverty at 5.50 USD per day 1.00 2018 percent
 Top 10 percent income share 26.60 2018 percent
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