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-Global rates of extreme poverty are falling for any poverty line we choose
-Global income inequality is falling
-World median income almost doubled from 2003 to 2013
-Income inequality within countries is constant on average (up in some countries, down in others)
-Global rates of extreme poverty are falling for any poverty line we choose
-Global income inequality is falling
-World median income almost doubled from 2003 to 2013
-Income inequality within countries is constant on average (up in some countries, down in others)
Does this mean more progress is not needed? Of course not! But it is important to recognize the historically exceptionally fast global progress of the recent decades, so that we can avoid cynicism and take motivation to continue to work towards opportunity and abundance for all.
Check out ourworldindata.org by @MaxCRoser and his team for these and many other global trends on poverty, health, education, pollution, etc.
