Global Distribution of Poverty

Table of Contents

Global Poverty Data Set

National-level Poverty Data Sets

• Indirect Estimation Techniques
  • Small Area Estimates Poverty & Inequality Data Set
  • Poverty and Food Security Country Case Studies
• Other Indirect Estimation Techniques
  • Combining Surveys with Remote Sensing Data
• Direct Estimation Techniques
  • Unsatisfied Basic Needs Data Set

Data Collection Methods

Our data collection is spatially referenced. Much of the work undertaken at CIESIN involved finding the appropriate spatial data sets and then matching and integrating them with existing tabular data sets. Many of the links here point to original materials and methods used to construct those tabular data sets as well as the methods used to construct the integrated spatial data collection. Please refer to the Table of Contents on your left to select your area of interest.