Madagascar - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Madagascar was 78.80 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.80 in 2012 and a minimum value of 45.80 in 1980.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.80 |
| 1993 | 69.90 |
| 1997 | 66.40 |
| 1999 | 63.90 |
| 2001 | 68.40 |
| 2005 | 71.70 |
| 2010 | 78.20 |
| 2012 | 78.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Madagascar was 91.50 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.50 in 2012 and a minimum value of 71.10 in 1980.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.10 |
| 1993 | 88.60 |
| 1997 | 87.20 |
| 1999 | 86.20 |
| 2001 | 84.60 |
| 2005 | 89.20 |
| 2010 | 91.20 |
| 2012 | 91.50 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.80 |
| 2005 | 73.20 |
| 2010 | 71.70 |
| 2012 | 70.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Madagascar was 97.50 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.50 in 2012 and a minimum value of 88.50 in 1980.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 88.50 |
| 1993 | 96.50 |
| 1997 | 96.80 |
| 1999 | 96.50 |
| 2001 | 94.30 |
| 2005 | 97.00 |
| 2010 | 97.50 |
| 2012 | 97.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
