Poverty in Rural and Urban Areas: Direct Comparisons Using the Global MPI 2014

OPHI Briefing 24 

Our rural-urban analysis finds that of the 1.6 billion people identified as MPI poor, 85% live in rural areas – significantly higher than income poverty estimates of 70-75%. We also analyse changes over time by rural and urban regions for 34 countries, looking at the level and composition of that change by each of the Global MPI’s 10 indicators. 

Authors: Sabina Alkire, Mihika Chatterjee, Adriana Conconi, Suman Seth and Ana Vaz 

Year: 2014

Citation: Alkire, S., Chatterjee, M., Conconi, A., Seth, S. and Vaz, A. (2014). 'Poverty in rural and urban areas: Direct comparisons using the global MPI 2014', OPHI Briefing 24, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford.