According to the 2018 World Poverty Clock Report, 85 million people or 45% of Nigeria's population are extremely poor, meaning that these people cannot afford to live above the international poverty line of $1.90 (680 Naira) a day.

The worrying sign is that the number is increasing absolutely and as a percentage of Nigeria's population.

In 2017 the number was 79 million Nigerians (43% of population).
In 2016, it was 73 million (40%).

The World Poverty Clock provides real-time poverty estimates until 2030 for almost every country in the world. It monitors progress against Ending Extreme Poverty, which is the UN’s first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG1). The escape rate calculates the current rate of poverty reduction in the world.

LRNZH:
More than India...

12submarine:

Nigerians have high number of extremely poor people, but don't tell me just 6 percent of Indians are in the extremely poor category, that is a white lie.

12submarine:

Nigerians have high number of extremely poor people, but don't tell me just 6 percent of Indians are in the extremely poor category, that is a white lie.

trillville:
There are over a billion Indians. 6 percent equates to over 70 million people

LRNZH:


I don't think you are current on India's progress. India has improved significantly. Current estimates are that India will overcome China in the future both in economy and population.

Do you realise that Nigerians go to India for medical tourism? Most imported drugs today are from India.

Moreover, this about 'extreme poverty'. 82 million Indians cannot afford 680 Naira a day. It is not small even though it is 6% of India's over 1.3 Billion population.

12submarine:

I don't know much about India, but just 6 percent being poor is a a white lie.

horsepower101:


Oga there is a difference between poor and extremely poor. please think before you argue.

12submarine:

Are you telling me that India which is one of the poorest countries in the world has just 6 percent of her population in penury? What percentage of American is poor then. Some researches are obviously lies.

12submarine:

I don't know much about India, but just 6 percent being poor is a a white lie.

DrRasheed:
Few clueless bastards sitting in one corner of beach uploading nonsense to divert attention.
What of south Sudan, central Africa, Chad, Afghan, etc.

LRNZH:


You sound ignorant when you make statements like that. You don't know about India's progress but you are arguing about the numbers.

According to Wikipedia, India's economy became the world's fastest growing major economy surpassing China since 2015

Do you realise that Indians are taking over the US tech sector? Why do you think Trump is clamping down on H1 visas?

Go and educate yourself before you start spewinf rubbish in public

12submarine:

Are you telling me that India which is one of the poorest countries in the world has just 6 percent of her population in penury? What percentage of American is poor then. Some researches are obviously lies.

LRNZH:


You sound ignorant when you make statements like that. You don't know about India's progress but you are arguing about the numbers.

According to Wikipedia, India's economy became the world's fastest growing major economy surpassing China since 2015

Do you realise that Indians are taking over the US tech sector? Why do you think Trump is clamping down on H1 visas?

Go and educate yourself before you start spewinf rubbish in public

12submarine:

In any case, that statement is a white lie.

LRNZH:


You sound ignorant when you make statements like that. You don't know about India's progress but you are arguing about the numbers.

According to Wikipedia, India's economy became the world's fastest growing major economy surpassing China since 2015

Do you realise that Indians are taking over the US tech sector? Why do you think Trump is clamping down on H1 visas?

Go and educate yourself before you start spewinf rubbish in public

MrMaestro:

Exactly. I made a similar comment without even seeing yours. Either Nigeria is the worst with actually documented statistics, or this is just false. Also, more than 6% of India is in abject poverty, I don't care what their stats say.

MrMaestro:
Agreed. I know many Nigerians are poor, and that we should be fixing this, but these stats don't add up. Not to mention places like South Sudan and Mali

DrRasheed:

Yeah it contradict the common senses. a greater percent of Indians are beggars living in shanties.

horsepower101:


1) the data that you provided is from 6 years ago

2) It includes both the poor and extremely poor.

3) There is an internationally recognized difference between POOR and Extremely POOR.

4) The original post is focusing on the Extremely POOR only. Not all poor people

trillville:
What is the total population of people in South Sudan or Mali. We are talking about highest number of poor people

trillville:
What is the total population of people in South Sudan or Mali. We are talking about highest number of poor people