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17 kwi 2024 · Preliminary findings of a new poverty assessment indicate that in 2022 about 17.5 percent of the population lived below the World Bank’s upper middle-income poverty line of US$6.85 (2017 PPP) per day.[1] Suriname is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the impact of flooding.
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population ...
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of...
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population ...
The report finds that historical inequities are still driving patterns of poverty and inequality. More than one in four Surinamese in the interior of the country lives below the upper-middle-income line, compared to about one in six at the national level.
Population below poverty line. National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations.
• About 17.5 percent of Suriname’s population could be classified as poor in 2022, meaning that their consumption was below the national poverty line and the World Bank’s upper-middle-income poverty line. • About 46 percent of Surinamese could be classified as multidimensionally poor. Significant
1 lip 2024 · This poverty and equity assessment aims to inform efforts to reduce poverty and inequality at what can be an important turning point for Suriname. The assessment draws heavily on a new survey of living conditions (SLC) carried out in 2022 to describe patterns of poverty and inequality.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) - Suriname. World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national ( i.e. country–specific ) poverty lines. License : CC BY-4.0. LineBarMap.
Ap-proximately 17.5 percent of the population lived below the upper middle-income poverty line of US$6.85 (2017 PPP) per day in 2022, with 46.5 percent of the population in multidimensional poverty—a broader measure devised by Suriname’s Multidis-ciplinary Poverty Commitee that includes chronic illness, education and ICT skill lev-el, and access...
