Comoros: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day
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Comoros |
Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day |
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Latest value | 18.60 |
Year | 2014 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 2004 - 2014 |
Average | 16.60 |
Min - Max | 14.60 - 18.60 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2014 is 18.6 percent, an increase from 14.6 percent in 2004. In comparison, the world average is 5.19 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for the Comoros from 2004 to 2014 is 16.6 percent. The minimum value, 14.6 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 18.6 percent was recorded in 2014.
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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 | 45.30 | 2014 | index points |
Poverty ratio | 42.40 | 2013 | percent |
Poverty at 1.90 USD per day | 18.60 | 2014 | percent |
Poverty at 5.50 USD per day | 68.60 | 2014 | percent |
Top 10 percent income share | 33.70 | 2014 | percent |