“The [[United Nations]] defines ‘extreme poverty’ by using the **international poverty line of $2.15 per day**. Adjusted for price differences across the world, this figure equates to what $2.15 would buy you in the [[United States]]. ([Location 635](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=635))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[statistics]], [[poverty]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]