SDG 01: No Poverty

Here's what purchasing power parities can tell us about world poverty

Inmates wash their clothes with soap in the courtyard of Centro Penal de La Esperanza (La Esperanza Prison), in La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras, August 21, 2019. Inmates have to raise funds to be able to purchase soap inside the prison. REUTERS/Adrees Latif SEARCH "HONDURAS PRISON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC2EOG9GMXS7

Poverty is one of the world's biggest problems. Image: REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah
Consultant, Poverty and Inequality Unit, Development Economics Research Group, World Bank
Aziz Atamanov
Senior Economist, Poverty Global Practice
Christoph Lakner
Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, The World Bank.
Daniel Gerszon Mahler
Young Professional, Development Data Group, World Bank
Judy Yang
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Figure 1: Global and regional trends in extreme poverty. Image: PovcalNet and ICP
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Figure 2: Global and regional changes in millions of poor in 2015. Image: PovcalNet and ICP
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