Global extreme poverty lowest ever
8.5% of global population in 2024
200 years ago, 80% of world could not afford a tiny space to live, enough food, and minimum heating (living for less than PPP$2.15 a day)
Dramatic reduction over past decades, reversed by Covid, now even… https://t.co/99wbp3GEgb https://t.co/pI2IcDCM4u
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Feb 15, 2025
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