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Share living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita

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GroupSeriesxValueSourceConf.
Global Average19002000~60%Estimate0.30
Global Average19705000~30%Estimate0.30
Global Average201710000~15%Estimate0.30
Global Average195020000~10%Estimate0.30
Western Europe18202000~50%Estimate0.30
Western Europe19505000~20%Estimate0.30
Western Europe19701000010%Estimate0.97
Western Europe190020000~5%Estimate0.30
Western Offshoots18202000~50%Estimate0.30
Western Offshoots19005000~20%Estimate0.30

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Western Offshoots195010000~10%Estimate0.30
Western Offshoots197020000~5%Estimate0.30
Sub-Saharan Africa18201000~90%Estimate0.30
Sub-Saharan Africa19702000~80%Estimate0.30
Sub-Saharan Africa20175000~50%Estimate0.30
Sub-Saharan Africa195010000~30%Estimate0.30
Middle East and North Africa19002000~60%Estimate0.30
Middle East and North Africa19705000~30%Estimate0.30
Middle East and North Africa201710000~10%Estimate0.30
Middle East and North Africa195020000~5%Estimate0.30
Eastern Europe19002000~50%Estimate0.30
Eastern Europe19705000~20%Estimate0.30
Eastern Europe195010000~10%Estimate0.30
Eastern Europe201720000~5%Estimate0.30
East Asia1820100080%Estimate0.97
East Asia19702000~60%Estimate0.30
East Asia19505000~20%Estimate0.30
East Asia201710000~5%Estimate0.30
South and Southeast Asia18201000~70%Estimate0.30
South and Southeast Asia19502000~50%Estimate0.30
South and Southeast Asia19705000~20%Estimate0.30
South and Southeast Asia2017100005%Estimate0.97
Latin America and Caribbean19002000~40%Estimate0.30
Latin America and Caribbean19705000~20%Estimate0.30
Latin America and Caribbean201710000~10%Estimate0.30
Latin America and Caribbean195020000~5%Estimate0.30
Global Average18201000~90%Estimate0.50
Western Europe201740000~1%Estimate0.50
Western Offshoots201750000~1%Estimate0.50
Sub-Saharan Africa19001000~80%Estimate0.50
Middle East and North Africa18201500~80%Estimate0.50
Eastern Europe18201500~80%Estimate0.50
East Asia19001000~75%Estimate0.50
South and Southeast Asia19001500~70%Estimate0.50
Latin America and Caribbean18201500~80%Estimate0.50
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