Canada: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Canada

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

 Latest value 0.20
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1971 - 2019
 Average 0.59
 Min - Max 0.20 - 2.20
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2019 is 0.2 percent, unchanged from 0.2 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 4.41 percent, based on data from 75 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1971 to 2019 is 0.59 percent. The minimum value, 0.2 percent, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 2.2 percent was recorded in 1971. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Canada - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Recent values chart

Historical series
Canada - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - historical chart - 1971-2019




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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