Comparative Measurement of Poverty Rates (sourced from latest UN figures)
Latin America
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Argentina 4.5 11.3 Brazil 5.2 12.7 Chile <2 2.4 Costa Rica 2.4 8.6 Colombia 16 27.9 Peru 7.9 18.5 Uruguay <2 4.5 |
Asia
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China, People’s Republic of 15.9 36.3 India N/A N/A Indonesia 21.4 53.8 Philippines 22.6 45 Thailand <2 11.5 Vietnam 21.5 48.4 |
MENA Countries
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Egypt <2 18.4 Morocco 2.5 14 Tunisia 2.6 12.8 |
Africa South of Sahara
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Botswana 31.2 49.4 Ghana 30 53.6 Nigeria 64.4 83.9 South Africa 26.2 42.9 |
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Data refer to the most recent year available during 2000-2007. Human and income poverty: developing countries / Population living below $1.25 a day (%), Human Development Report 2009, UNDP, accessed on December 19, 2009. |