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What does global poverty look like if we rely on the notions of poverty in countries like Denmark, the US, or Germany? And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global… Open at source

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We have seen that 10% of the world live in extreme poverty as defined by the UN. How large is the share of the world that lives in moderate poverty? The latest global data tells us that 85% of the world population live on less than $30 per day. These are 6.5 billion people.

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