absolute poverty
Bare survival threshold
Absolute poverty is a condition where basic human needs—food, clean water, shelter, clothing—cannot be met.
Unlike relative poverty, which measures income against a society's standard of living, absolute poverty uses a fixed threshold regardless of location: Over 700 million people live in absolute poverty worldwide.
The World Bank defines it as living on less than a specified amount per day.
- homelessnessLacking permanent residence
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
- income thresholdRequired earnings level
- subsistence levelMinimum for survival
- hand to mouthBarely meeting basic needs
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Abundance of money
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