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Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)

Name: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Creator: 世界银行（World Bank）

Indicator from the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform measuring the proportion of people living in households with per capita income or consumption below 50% of the median, covering all countries and economies.

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LicenceCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Producer世界银行（World Bank）

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Key facts

InstitutionWorld Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform

CoverageAll countries and economies

Time spanSee official page

ScaleSee official page

Contents & fields

This dataset contains the World Bank indicator SI.DST.50MD, the proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income. Data are based on household surveys, provided by country, year, and value. No field-level description is disclosed on the source page.

Research uses

Can be used for studies on income inequality, poverty measurement, social welfare policy evaluation, etc.

Information comes from the source page. Please check that page for current details and terms.

Keywords

income inequalitypovertymedian incomeWorld Bankhousehold surveyPPP

Access and licence

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) · Source page
Commercial use: allowed under the license terms · Redistribution: allowed under the license terms · Attribution: required | Free to access

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Why this is hard to get on your own

When obtaining global income inequality indicators, one often needs to integrate data from multiple sources, and definitions and survey methods vary widely.

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