World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Moldova, generated from analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The World Bank's Development Research Group has produced internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines since 1990. Data is available in CSV format and was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Assessing the extent and causes of poverty in Moldova based on analytical reports and survey data.
- Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using generated measures.
- Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods for poverty monitoring programs.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, which has a long-term methodology dating back to 1990.
- Measures are generated from analytical reports, national programs, and are internationally comparable.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are 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, development agencies, and civil society, using household survey data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 08:15:06.259929; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Moldova