By Annabel Candy
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the poorest countries in the world according to a new measure developed by Oxford University with support from the United Nations (UN).
For 13 years, the UN’s annual report used the Human Poverty Index, which is based on length of life, knowledge and standard of living, to measure poverty in developing nations.
But, for the first time, in 2011, the UN used the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in the United Nations Human Development Report here.
Oxford University’s MPI is described as a “multidimensional picture of people living in poverty.”
It complements income measurements by “reflecting a range of deprivations that afflict a person’s life.” For example, if a household has a... More...
