Somalia Poverty and Inequality Indicators from World Bank Analysis

World Bank Development Research Group has produced internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines since 1990. This dataset contains poverty and inequality measures for Somalia, generated from analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The data was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is provided by the World Bank Group.

Use Cases

• Assess the extent and causes of poverty in Somalia based on poverty measures from analytical reports.
• Examine the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using generated inequality measures.
• Review household survey data and measurement methods for poverty monitoring programs.
• Compare poverty estimates with global benchmarks using internationally comparable lines produced since 1990.

Strengths

• Data originates from the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty metrics.
• Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines with a methodological history dating back to 1990.
• Measures are generated from analytical reports and national poverty monitoring programs, suggesting a multi-source foundation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• 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 11:12:43.324996; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia, Federal Republic of