World Bank Group data on poverty and inequality in Canada, generated from analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The dataset includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group since 1990. It was last updated on 2026-04-27.
Use Cases
- Assessing the extent and causes of poverty based on reported poverty measures.
- Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy based on inequality indicators.
- Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods described in the source reports.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, an authoritative source.
- Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines generated since 1990.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Analytical work conducted in collaboration with national institutions, other development agencies, and civil society, using household survey data.
- Time Range
- Data generation referenced since 1990; specific temporal coverage of the file is unknown.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 22:31:19.660591; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada