Question

The World Bank set an international poverty line at $1.90 a day. According to data from 1990 and 2015 on the number of people below the poverty line, poverty has approximately

a. doubled in Sub Saharan Africa, but stayed constant for the World as a whole.

b. decreased by over 60% for the World, but increased by 20% in South Asia

c. decreased by 95% in East Asia, but increased by almost 50% in Sub-Saharan Africa

d. halved for the world, but stayed constant in Sub Saharan Africa.

Answer 1

True Option

C. "Decreased by 95% in East Asia, but increased by almost 50% in Sub-Saharan Africa" is True

In 1990, 278 Million People in Sub Saharan Africa were in extreme Poverty while it increased to an around 413 million people in 2015 which is 48.56% increase or almost 50% in other words. While in East Asia during 1990 987 million people were under extreme povert which reduced to 47 million people i.e. more than 95% reduction in people living under such conditions.

Why Other Options are not True

A. Poverty got increased by nearly 50% and not doubled in Sub Saharan Africa as explained in point C. above also global rate fell by nearly more than 25%.

B. World rate is decreased by nearly 25% and not 60%. Also in South Asia nearly 500 million people were under extreme poverty in 1990 while in 2015 it dropped to 216 million which means a drop of nearly 56%

D. World Poverty reduced by 25% and not halved Also Poverty in Sub Saharan Africa increased by almost 50%.