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Extreme poverty dropped from 44% of the global population in 1981 to just 9% in 2019.

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Extreme poverty dropped from 44% of the global population in 1981 to just 9% in 2019.

professionalspooner@feddit.org to Optimists Unite@reddthat.comEnglish · 8 days ago

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https://vincentarmentano.com/research/hpf/howpovertyfell.pdf

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Depends if that $2.15 was adjusted for inflation I guess.

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