Nicxie
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Kuna wakati ulielezwa na mkenya mmoja hapa ndani late last week kama sijakosea kwamba this is relative poverty, not absolute poverty. Relative poverty varies from one country to another depending on the economic conditions of that specific country, and occurs when your income falls below your country's national median income. Kwa mfano, Tanzania can set her relative poverty at $2 while Kenya sets hers at $1.8. That's why kwenye hiyo map, Tanzania is ahead of countries such as South Africa and even Egypt and at par with certain European countries. Swali ni je, kuna masikini wengi Misri kushinda Tanzania? The answer is obvious. A person who lives below the relative poverty line in the US, for example, can be considered rich akija Kenya ama Tanzania.
In most cases, absolute poverty is what is used in measuring poverty rates in different countries
The most accurate parameter in determining poverty is absolute poverty. Currently, the universal standard for measuring global poverty is the international poverty line, which is set at $1.9 and cuts across all countries.
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