poverty line

Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 75% of its 30 million people living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

Tchiroma drew several thousand people to his campaign rallies across the country, where four in 10 people were living below the poverty line in 2024, according to the World Bank.

City officials estimated the project would shave as much as 30 minutes from South Side residents’ travel times and create 12,500 construction jobs in neighborhoods where 24% of residents live below the poverty line.

However, around 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, according to World Bank figures for 2024, and unemployment stands at 35 percent in the major cities.

With more than 40 percent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country's young people dream of emigrating -- and businesses helping them leave are thriving.