United Nations' Multi Dimensional Poverty Index
The United Nations' Global Multi-Dimensional
Poverty Index has three dimensions and 10
indicators in estimating Overall Poverty. Each
dimension is equally weighted, each indicator
within a dimension is also equally weighted, and
added. It uses 10 indicators to measure poverty
in three dimensions: Education, Health and Living
standards. This report was Published in June
2015, and is based on data collected on years
between 2004 and 2014.
According to the MPI Report, as at 2010, 46% of
Nigerians lived below the national poverty line
(Only 28% in Urban areas, and near 70% in The
rural). Although a Report by the World bank,
released in 2014, showed that only 33% of
Nigerians could be considered Poor.
Now, to the Report........
States by Incidence of Poverty
STATES<-->POVERTY RATE
1. Lagos --------- 8.5%
2. Osun --------- 10.9%
3. Anambra --------- 11.2%
4. Ekiti --------- 12.9%
5. Edo --------- 19.2%
6. Imo --------- 19.8%
7. Abia --------- 21.0%
8. Rivers --------- 21.1%
*. FCT (Abj) --------- 23.5%
9. Kwara --------- 23.7%
10. Akwa Ibom --------- 23.8%
11. Delta --------- 25.1%
12. Ogun --------- 26.1%
13. Kogi --------- 26.4%
14. Ondo --------- 27.9%
15. Enugu --------- 28.8%
16. Bayelsa --------- 29.0%
17. Oyo --------- 29.4%
18. Cross River --------- 33.1%
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** National Avg --------- 46.0%
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19. Plateau --------- 51.6%
20. Nassarawa --------- 52.4%
21. Ebonyi --------- 56.0%
22. Kaduna --------- 56.5%
23. Adamawa --------- 59.0%
24. Benue --------- 59.2%
25. Niger --------- 61.2%
26. Borno --------- 70.1%
27. Kano --------- 76.4%
28. Gombe --------- 76.9%
29. Taraba --------- 77.7%
30. Katsina --------- 82.2%
31. Sokoto --------- 85.3%
32. Kebbi --------- 86.0%
33. Bauchi --------- 86.6%
34. Jigawa --------- 88.4%
35. Yobe --------- 90.2%
36. Zamfara --------- 91.9%
REGIONAL AVERAGES
1 = South West - 19.3% Poverty (+ Average)
2 = South South - 25.2% Poverty (+ Average)
3 = South East - 27.36% Poverty (+ Average)
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** National Avg 46.0%% Poverty
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4 = North Central - 45.7% Poverty (+Average)
5 = North East - 76.8% Poverty (- Average)
6 = North West- 80.9% Poverty (- Average)


Sources
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index by the
U.N
http://www.dataforall.org/dashboard/ophi/
index.php/
Click on Nigeria, and then "Nigeria country
briefing, from the dropdown menu".
http://www.ophi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/
Multidimensional-Poverty-Index-2015-2-
March-2015.pdf?0a8fd7&13666f