World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Lesotho, generated from analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The data includes internationally comparable global poverty estimates and lines produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group since 1990. It is sourced from the World Bank's data portal and last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Assessing the extent and causes of poverty in Lesotho based on poverty measures from analytical reports.
- Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using generated inequality measures.
- Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods for poverty monitoring programs.
- Comparing poverty trends in Lesotho with international estimates and lines produced since 1990.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a major international institution.
- Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines with a methodology dating back to 1990.
- Derived from analytical work conducted in collaboration with national institutions and civil society.
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 assessing poverty and inequality, examining impact of growth and policy, and reviewing household survey data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 06:34:27.040716; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lesotho