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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.
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.
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.
28 lut 2023 · Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)..... Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population) ... under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 45. 31. ... (% of children under 5).. 11.1. 5.8. 6.7. Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 65. 84. 87. 58. Primary completion rate, total (% of ...
18 paź 2024 · Regional inequality is another persistent issue. In Suriname’s interior, where a large proportion of Indigenous and Maroon communities reside, over 25% of the population lives below the poverty line.
1 gru 2023 · The first, conservative estimates indicate that for 18.9 percent of Suriname’s population the daily value of their real consumption lies below this threshold. The picture does not differ much when applying Suriname’s national moderate poverty line or the IDB’s moderate poverty line. [1]
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.
