The HPI represents the extent of poverty in a country. It uses indicators of the most basic dimensions of deprivation: a short life, lack of basic education and lack of access to public and private resources. Learn more
Note: HPI data for the Human Development Report 2009 are based on 2007 data. The complete set of data is available here.
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