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https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty

This page provides some useful info.

With just the briefest of glances, some cited numbers: 1.9 billion people in extreme poverty in 1990, 730 million in 2015, 650 million in 2018.

The 1.9 billion -> 650 million in 28 years is 120k people / day. The 730 million -> 650 million in 3 years is 73k people / day.




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