
Global Poverty & Inequality Data
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Details
Explore how poverty and wealth are distributed across 200+ countries using data from the World Bank. Find out what share of a nation's population lives below the international poverty line, how income is split between the richest and poorest households, and whether conditions are improving or getting worse over time. Compare any country against its region or the world, track progress toward ending extreme poverty, and uncover the story behind the numbers with built-in trend analysis and contextual insights.
Use Cases
Development analysis, poverty research, inequality studies, SDG monitoring, policy research
Workflows Using This Tool
Parameters
actionstringAction to perform: 'get_instructions' for documentation, 'query_poverty_data' to fetch poverty and inequality data
country_or_regionstringCountry or region name in plain language (e.g., 'India', 'Sub-Saharan Africa', 'Bangladesh', 'World'). Supports 200+ countries and major regional aggregations.
metric_typestringType of poverty/inequality metric to query: - poverty_headcount: Poverty rates at $2.15, $3.65, $6.85/day thresholds - extreme_poverty: $2.15/day poverty line with gap analysis - gini_index: Gini coefficient (0-100 inequality measure) - inequality: Gini coefficient plus income share distribution - income_distribution: Income shares by quintile and decile - all: All available metrics
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Apoth3osis
Joined Agent Payment: August 14, 2025
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