Share of the Chinese population living in extreme poverty 1981: Almost all (88%) 2013: Almost no one (2%) [In our entry you can read about how extreme poverty is defined and measured. And how it changed around the world and why

Share of the Chinese population living in extreme poverty
1981: Almost all (88%)
2013: Almost no one (2%)

[In our entry you can read about how extreme poverty is defined and measured. And how it changed around the world and why: https://t.co/KXFZaDuRPo] pic.twitter.com/Sl6w2nn3Q3

— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) April 26, 2018