Madagascar Poverty and Inequality Indicators from World Bank Analysis

World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Madagascar, generated from analytical reports, national monitoring programs, and the Bank's Development Research Group. The data includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines produced since 1990. The dataset is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Assessing the extent and causes of poverty based on World Bank analytical reports.
• Examining the impact of growth and public policy on inequality using national monitoring data.
• Comparing poverty estimates over time using internationally comparable measures produced since 1990.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty measurement.
• Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines with a methodological history dating back to 1990.
• Derived from multiple sources including analytical reports and national poverty monitoring programs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-04-28 08:27:14.331191.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Analytical work conducted in collaboration with national institutions, development agencies, and civil society, using household survey data.

Time Range

Data generation referenced from 1990 onward, but specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 08:27:14.331191

Geography

Madagascar