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As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "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 ...
List of African countries by Human Development Index Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI) Region World 2022 data (2024 report) Change in HDI value 2023-2024 [3] Very high human development 1 67 Seychelles: 0.802 0.007 High human development 2 72 Mauritius: 0.796 0.006 3 92 Libya: 0.746 4 93 Algeria: 0.745 0.005 5 101 Tunisia: 0.732 0.003
2022 data (2023-2024 report) rankings; Low human development 1 Sierra Leone: 0.458 2 Mozambique: 0.461 3 Gambia: 0.495 4 Malawi: 0.508 5 Lesotho: 0.514 6 Tanzania: 0.532 7 Pakistan: 0.540 8 Togo: 0.535 9 Nigeria: 0.548 9 Rwanda: 0.548 Medium human development 10 Zimbabwe: 0.550
One million children were living in extreme poverty in 2022, according to estimates by a research charity
The total increase needed to eliminate poverty is US$250 million—$25 multiplied by 10 million individuals. The poverty gap index is an important measure beyond the commonly used headcount ratio. Two regions may have a similar head count ratio, but distinctly different poverty gap indices. A higher poverty gap index means that poverty is more ...
The unemployment rate in 2008 was 25.29% and rose to 27.2% in 2012. However, the unemployment rate fell to 23.06% in 2017. The percentage of the population living below the poverty line fell from 58% in 2002 to 49.2% in 2017. [7]
The demographic profile of the poverty population differs under the SPM and OPM measures. Comparatively, the poverty rate of children is lower in terms of SPM and a higher poverty rate is conducted among the elderly (older than 65). The poverty rate of the working-age population fluctuates from year to year between the two poverty measures.
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