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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Poverty and inequality Stats

Definitions

  • Causes of poverty > Education: Percentage education counts for in the country's total Multidimensional Poverty Index (UN). For instance, education is only 31% of Senegal's poverty issues, while the remaining 69% is for living standards and health. Cross country comparisons based off these numbers aren't an accurate telling of how poor education is between countries, but rather how much of an issue poor education is in each country.
  • Causes of poverty > Health: Percentage health counts for in the country's total Multidimensional Poverty Index (UN). For instance, health is 40% of Senegal's poverty issues, while the remaining 60% is for living standards and education. Cross country comparisons based off these numbers aren't an accurate telling of how bad health issues are between countries, but rather how much of an issue health concerns are in each country.
  • Causes of poverty > Living Standards: Percentage living standards count for in the country's total Multidimensional Poverty Index (UN). For instance, poor living standards are only 27% of Senegal's poverty issues, while the remaining 73% is for health and education. Cross country comparisons based off these numbers aren't an accurate telling of how poor living standards are between countries, but rather how much of an issue poor living standards are in each country.
  • Inequality adjusted income index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Multidimensional poverty index: Multidimensional Poverty Index.
  • Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 20% of its citizens.
  • Poorest's share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 5% of its citizens.
  • Population below national poverty line > Total: Percentage of country's population that falls below its poverty line.
  • Population in multidimensional poverty > Proportion: Multidimensional Poverty Index.
  • Population in severe poverty: Multidimensional Poverty Index.
  • Population vulnerable to poverty > Proportion: Multidimensional Poverty Index.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Causes of poverty > Education 10.2% 2011 6th out of 6
Causes of poverty > Health 33.6% 2011 4th out of 6
Causes of poverty > Living Standards 56.3% 2011 1st out of 6
Inequality adjusted income index 0.137 2012 131st out of 132
Multidimensional poverty index 0.172 2011 5th out of 6
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption 4.63% 1995 15th out of 28
Poorest's share in national income or consumption 4.63% 1995 15th out of 28
Population below national poverty line > Total 72% 2003 2nd out of 32
Population in multidimensional poverty > Proportion 39.1% 2011 5th out of 6
Population in severe poverty 11.5% 2011 5th out of 6
Population vulnerable to poverty > Proportion 25.1% 2011 1st out of 6

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Zimbabwe Economy > Poverty and inequality Profiles (Subcategories)

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