Mozambique Poverty and Inequality Indicators from World Bank Analysis

World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Mozambique, 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 shared on HDX under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing the extent and causes of poverty in Mozambique based on World Bank analytical reports.
• Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using national monitoring data.
• Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods for poverty research.
• Comparing poverty estimates over time using internationally comparable lines from 1990 onward.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty.
• 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 development agencies.

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, using household survey data and national monitoring programs.

Time Range

Data generation referenced from 1990 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 09:44:51.544886; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mozambique