Turkmenistan: Poverty ratio

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 Turkmenistan

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 58.00
 Year 1998
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1998 - 1998
 Average 58.00
 Min - Max 58.00 - 58.00
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 1998 is 58 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 40.70 percent, based on data from 14 countries. Historically, the average for Turkmenistan from 1998 to 1998 is 58 percent. The minimum value, 58 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 58 percent was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for 1998 is 58 percent.
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Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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