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That particular chart seems to show significantly lower numbers than most I've seen. Sub 10% since 1985. This one shows 20% as of 2010. And over 40% in 1990. h
by forrestthewoods 11y ago
That particular chart seems to show significantly lower numbers than most I've seen. Sub 10% since 1985.
This one shows 20% as of 2010. And over 40% in 1990.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/USAID_Projections.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/USAID_Pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty
Also from that article. "n 1990, the percentage of the global population living in extreme poverty was 43.1%, but in 2010, that percentage had dropped down to 20.6%." That doesn't line up AT ALL with your image which says 10% in 1985.
So I'm not sure what's going on here exactly. But I don't think it's as simple as absolute vs percentage deception.
- astazangasta 11y agoDifferent definitions of extreme poverty might change the percentages; however, in all of these it ought to be clear that the rate of poverty declined throughout the twentieth century, it did not go up mid century as Kristof implies.