Source: The Poor Are Getting ... Richer
| Growth of GDP per Capita | 1980s - 1.4% | 2000s - 4.4% |
| Number of Countries classified as Low Income (GDP per Capita < $1000) | 2003 - 60 countries | Today - 39 countries |
| Number of People Living in Absolute Poverty (< $1.25 per day) | 2005 - 1.3 billion | 2010 - 0.9 billion |
No longer are the rich getter richer and the poor are getting poorer.
- GlassFrog Blogger Jackel
I would disagree, if you take china out of those numbers the poor are less poor now. These numbers are inflated because of China's huge population.
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