Poverty at $3.65 a day
Poverty measured against the line the World Bank uses for lower-middle-income economies, $3.65 a day. A more demanding test than the extreme-poverty line and the more honest one for India today: far more people sit just above $2.15 than below it.
Position from worst
23.9
Published by
World Bank
Poverty at $3.65 a day over time
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| Period | Poverty at $3.65 a day |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.9% |
| 2011 | 57.7% |
| 2009 | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 74.5% |
| 1993 | 76.2% |
| 1987 | 78.7% |
| 1983 | 78.0% |
| 1977 | 82.9% |
Compared with
Source
World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMIC