HUNGER 2009  /  Global Development: Charting a New Course

The Hunger Report

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Goal One: Eradicate Hunger and Extreme Poverty

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In spite of the many advances in the last half century, 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty.

The MDGs represent unprecedented support for the world’s poor and provide a framework for coordinating development efforts.

This map identifies countries according to the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 per day. The darker the shading, the more people live in poverty.

Move your mouse over a country to display the percentage of its population living on less than $1.25 per day.

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The map displays poverty data for a broad selection of countries. Where data is unavailable, no information is displayed.