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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is a joint publication by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
- 1.1 billion people out of 6.3 billion are living in 112 countries facing poverty.
- India’s Position
- India’s poverty rate declined from 55.1% in 2005-06 to 16.4% in 2019-21.
- The five countries with the highest poverty rates are India (234 million), Pakistan (93 million), Ethiopia (86 million), Nigeria (74 million), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (66 million).
- Together, these countries account for 48.1% of the total 1.1 billion poor people.
Global Hunger Index
- India’s Position
- India has been positioned at 105th place, among 127 Countries
- Published By
- Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
