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Accelerating the End of Ultra-Poverty

Country Prospects for Eliminating Ultra-Poverty

Eliminating ultra poverty will not be easy for any country. Some are already on their way, while others have enormous challenges ahead of them. Our unique weighted index ranks our best estimates of which countries will have the hardest time of it.


The lower the score the more challenging it could be to eliminate ultra-poverty.

Read more about our methodology

Score Country

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