World Bank poverty and inequality measures for Singapore, 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. Data is provided by the World Bank Group and was last updated on HDX in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Assess the extent and causes of poverty in Singapore based on World Bank analytical reports.
- Examine the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using generated measures.
- Review household survey data and measurement methods for poverty monitoring programs.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty.
- Measures are internationally comparable, with a methodology established 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
- Analytical work conducted in collaboration with national institutions, other development agencies, and civil society, using household survey data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:57:19.897885; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Singapore