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A quarter of the world lives in 'societal poverty' - here's what that means

Despite the elimination of poverty being high on the international development agenda, the World Bank estimates that up to a quarter of the world lives in societal poverty today.

Here's how many people COVID-19 could push into poverty, according to the World Bank

COVID-19 is likely to push between 88 and 115 million people into extreme poverty, according to the Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020.

Les estimations de l'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la pauvreté

Ces nouvelles projections se fondent sur les dernières prévisions de croissance.

COVID-19 podría empujar a 100 millones de personas a la pobreza extrema, dice el Banco Mundial

El Banco Mundial ha revisado sus predicciones sobre el impacto de COVID-19 en la pobreza mundial en un nuevo informe, estimando que hasta 100 millones de personas podrían verse obligadas ...

COVID-19 could push 100 million people into extreme poverty, says World Bank

The World Bank has revised its predictions on COVID-19's impact on global poverty in a new report, estimating up to 100 million people could be forced into extreme poverty.

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

In the World Bank’s global poverty measurement, PPP exchange rates are used to adjust for differences in price levels across countries. Here's what they show.

This is the effect COVID-19 will have on global poverty, according to the World Bank

Using the most recent data, the World Bank has predicted coronavirus is pushing 40-60 million people into extreme poverty. But some continents will be more affected.

You say income, we say consumption: the difficulty in measuring inequality

The authors look at the difficulties in measuring inequality.

Most people, whether rich or poor, are totally wrong about poverty

A look at poverty reduction, both historical and into the future.

La desigualdad en un país típico en los últimos 25 años: un fuerte aumento seguido por un reciente descenso

Los niveles y tendencias del promedio de la desigualdad son bastante diferentes en las distintas regiones, aunque la disminución más reciente es generalizada.

25 years of inequality in a typical country

The World Bank's latest report includes a look at within-country inequality.

Asumamos seriamente la desigualdad

A nivel mundial, la desigualdad entre los ciudadanos de todo el mundo disminuyó en los últimos 25 años, pero sigue siendo bastante alta.

The World Bank has a new way to measure inequality

A new report from the World Bank says that tackling inequality will be vital to ending poverty.

Is inequality in Africa rising?

A World Bank report looks at inequality in Africa.

Global income since the fall of the Berlin Wall