The infographic contains a table listing country names and poverty rates. Zimbabwe is ranked first with a score of 84.2 ...

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world's population in 1981 to around 10% today. This narrative is based on ...

Global Citizen is turning to cities as it looks to break through what it sees as widespread political gridlock hindering large-scale action on its goal of ending extreme poverty worldwide. Global ...

THE World Bank, a trustworthy source of information and data, says that Kenya is the 10th-poorest country in the world, with ...

In recognition of Poverty Awareness Month, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces a new campaign, Poverty Is Not a Line.

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

A report issued during a United Nations event for World Day of the Poor shows that efforts to alleviate global poverty have slowed. The annual Pope Francis Global Poverty Report released by Jesuit-run ...

The collective wealth of about 3,000 world’s billionaires has grown by $6.5 trillion in the last decade, resulting in their total net worth being 14.6% of the global GDP. According to UK-based ...

The poorest Americans are richer than 75 percent of humanity. About 4.56 billion people on this planet are living on less than $10 a day, and billions are living with little to no access to ...

Over the past few decades, the world has made great strides in the fight against poverty. According to the World Bank, the ...