Namibia: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Namibia

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

 Latest value 15.60
 Year 2015
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2003 - 2015
 Average 26.13
 Min - Max 15.60 - 35.90
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2015 is 15.6 percent, a decline from 26.9 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 5.74 percent, based on data from 84 countries. Historically, the average for Namibia from 2003 to 2015 is 26.13 percent. The minimum value, 15.6 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 35.9 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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 59.10 2015 index points
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