Poverty and inequality worldwide

Poverty and inequality worldwide
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Statista dossier about poverty and inequality in the world

This dossier presents detailed information about poverty and inequality in the world. It includes data on poverty levels and poverty gaps worldwide, as well as information on dimensions of poverty such as undernourishment, access to electricity, and access to clean drinking water. There is also a chapter on global inequality.

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    • Most worrying topics worldwide 2022

    • Share of world population living in poverty 1990-2019

    • Poverty rate worldwide 1990-2019, by region

    • Countries with the highest poverty rate worldwide 2019

    • Gender poverty gaps worldwide 2020-2021 (with a forecast to 2030), by gender

    • Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019

    • People living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019, by region

    • Prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2021, by region

    • Countries with the highest prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2016-2021

    • Problems facing the multidimensionally poor worldwide 2021

    • Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019

    • Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019, by region

    • Countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 2019

    • Prevalence of starving people worldwide 2021, by region

    • Prevalence of undernourishment worldwide 2005-2021

    • Global Hunger Index 2022: countries most affected by hunger

    • Latin America: food insecurity prevalence 2021

    • Prevalence of undernourishment in Africa 2000-2021

    • Number of people facing food insecurity in Ukraine 2022, by region

    • Percentage of stunted children worldwide under the age of 5 from 2012 to 2020

    • Access to drinking water worldwide 2020, by country

    • Access to drinking water in Africa 2020, by country

    • Access to drinking water in Europe 2020, by country

    • Access to drinking water in MENA 2020, by country

    • Access to drinking water in Asia 2020, by country

    • Access to drinking water in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, by country

    • Global population without electricity access 2000-2021, by region

    • Countries with the lowest access rate to electricity 2020

    • Global population without access to electricity 2020, by country

    • Share of population with electricity access in Africa 2020, by region

    • Population share without access to electricity in Latin America 2001-2019

    • Share of population electricity access APAC 2018, by country

    • African population without electricity 2000-2021

    • Countries with highest mortality rate among children aged under five 2020

    • Children under age 5 mortality rate worldwide 1990-2020, by region

    • Deaths of children under age 5 worldwide 1990-2020, by region

    • Projected global infant mortality rate 1990-2100

    • Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2021

    • Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2010-2021

    • Share of the global wealth held by the poorest 50 percent 2000-2021

    • Global wealth distribution 2021, by region

    • Share of income in the world earned by women 2019, by region

    • Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2019

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