World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Sao Tome and Principe, likely 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. It is provided by the World Bank Group and last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Assessing the extent and causes of poverty based on reported poverty measures.
- Examining the impact of growth and public policy based on inequality indicators.
- Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods described in the source.
- Comparing poverty lines and estimates internationally, as the data includes globally comparable figures.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a recognized authority.
- Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines generated since 1990.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible 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
- Likely compiled from analytical reports, national poverty monitoring programs, and the World Bank's Development Research Group.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 11:29:13.752443; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Sao Tome and Principe