Extreme poverty rate in Nauru in 2012 — 9.7%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 87.
2012–2012 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nauru
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.7 | — |
The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.
Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of people living on less than $3.65 a day — the line for lower-middle-income countries.
Labor Poverty at $6.85 a dayThe share of people living on less than $6.85 a day — the line for upper-middle-income countries.
Labor Gini indexA measure of income inequality: 0 is complete equality, 100 is maximum inequality.
