Global Poverty Benchmarks: Pakistan Near 20% Below $3‑a‑Day Line

Recent estimates place Pakistan alongside Djibouti, Syria and Yemen with close to or more than 20 % of their citizens living below the three‑dollar‑per‑day poverty threshold. In 2024, 14.3 % of the MENA‑P population survived on less than three dollars daily, compared with 10.4 % worldwide. For the four‑dollar‑twenty‑cent line, the regional share was 26.9 % versus a global 18.9 %.