Global MPI 2015

The Global MPI 2015 covers 101 countries, which are home to 5.2 billion people using 2011 population data (UNDESA 2012). In 2015, a total of 1.6 billion people are living in multidimensional poverty; roughly 30% of all people living in the countries covered. Across all of the countries measured, the least poor country is Belarus, and the poorest overall is Niger.

Our briefings

The following briefings were published in June:

In Winter, OPHI published:

Our data

The global MPI results are presented in the following Data Tables.

  • Data Tables 1.1-2.3
    Main MPI results, headcount ratio by dimensions, contribution of deprivations and other measures of poverty and wellbeing at the national level (101 countries) 
  • Data Tables 3.1-4.3
    Multidimensional poverty, headcount ratio by dimension and contribution of deprivations in rural and urban areas (99 countries)
  • Data Tables 5.1-5.4
    Multidimensional poverty, headcount ratio by dimension and contribution of deprivations at the sub-national level (884 regions of 77 countries)
  • Data Tables 6.1-6.6
    Changes to MPI poverty over time, including annualised changes in headcount ratio and intensity, changes in each indicator at the national level and changes in destitution where available (34 countries)
  • Data Table 7
    The table presents an archive of all MPI estimations published since 2010.  These are not harmonized for comparisons over time (for harmonized estimations see Table 6). Table 7 covers 217 estimations for 117 countries in 2015.
Data Tables 1.1-2.3
Data Tables 3.1-4.3
Data Tables 5.1-5.4
Data Tables 6.1-6.6
Data Table 7

Our Country Briefings

The global MPI Country Briefings present the country-specific results for the countries in this year’s global MPI. In 2015, we published Country Briefings in June and December.

Documentation

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