World Bank poverty and inequality measures for the Maldives, generated from analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The World Bank's Development Research Group has produced internationally comparable global poverty estimates and lines since 1990. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Assessing the extent and causes of poverty based on analytical reports mentioned in the description
- Examining the impact of growth and public policy on inequality using World Bank indicators
- Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods for poverty monitoring
- Comparing poverty estimates with international standards established since 1990
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, which has a methodology established since 1990.
- Includes measures generated from national poverty monitoring programs and analytical reports.
- Available under the CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.
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.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 08:41:56.457519; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Maldives