About 75.24 million people were living in extreme poverty in India during 2022-23, a massive drop from 344.47 million in 2011-12.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250607144137/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/extreme-poverty-rate-drops-to-5-3-from-27-1-in-india-world-bank-report-8608895
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First it gives the percentages from 2011 and 2023 using prices adjusted for 2021, $3/day (27.1% and 5.3% - a decrease of 27%, aka the headline), and then it compares that to the percentages from 2011 and 2023 using prices adjusted for 2017, $2.15/day (16.2% and 2.3% - a decrease of 86%, aka old data cited for comparison and not the headline). Are you accusing them of adjusting for inflation to make the numbers look worse?! Lmao get off it, not everything’s a conspiracy