Name: Poverty Headcount ($2.50 a day)
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

wb-indicators:1.0.HCount.2.5usd

Poverty Headcount ($2.50 a day)

World Bank

Publisher: World Bank
Source: World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status: Active
Formats: JSON
Licence: CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard: WB API v2
Countries: 21 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id: wb-indicators:1.0.HCount.2.5usd
Last verified: 2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Poverty Headcount ($2.50 a day) carries observations for 21 countries and areas:

Andean Region · Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Guatemala · Honduras · Latin America and the Caribbean · Central America · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Paraguay · Southern Cone · El Salvador · Uruguay

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