Canada

Poverty Ratio

0.2
percent living on less than 1.90 usd a day
Dec 71Dec 75Dec 81Dec 87Dec 91Dec 94Dec 97Dec 98Dec 00Dec 04Dec 07Dec 10Dec 12Dec 13Dec 14Dec 15Dec 170.0005.00010.0015.0020.00
  • Canada
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Definition of Poverty Ratio

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

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