Vanuatu: Poverty ratio

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 Vanuatu

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 15.90
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2019 - 2019
 Average 15.90
 Min - Max 15.90 - 15.90
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2019 is 15.9 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 19.54 percent, based on data from 62 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 2019 to 2019 is 15.9 percent. The minimum value, 15.9 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 15.9 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for 2019 is 15.9 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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