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=Statistics=
=Statistics=
*10% live in extreme poverty, and 2/3 of the world live at under $10 per day [https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty]
*10% live in extreme poverty, and 2/3 of the world live at under $10 per day [https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty]
*About 1/2 the world population lives on less than $5.50/day [https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/10/17/nearly-half-the-world-lives-on-less-than-550-a-day]
*About 1/2 the world population lives on less than $5.50/day - defined as 'struggling to meet basic needs' - [https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/10/17/nearly-half-the-world-lives-on-less-than-550-a-day]


=Earnings=
=Earnings=

Revision as of 13:10, 27 April 2022

Statistics

  • 10% live in extreme poverty, and 2/3 of the world live at under $10 per day [1]
  • About 1/2 the world population lives on less than $5.50/day - defined as 'struggling to meet basic needs' - [2]

Earnings

  • Global poverty line is under $2/day. [3]
  • US poverty line is about $1k/month. $500 in American Samoa. [4]