Poverty Questions

1. Roughly how many people, globally, were pushed back into extreme poverty by the COVID-19 pandemic of the early 2020s?

40 million

70 million

55 million

100 million

25 million

2. How many people across the world lack access to clean drinking water?

1.1 billion

3.3 billion

2.6 billion

2 billion

760 million

3. What is the ratio of women to men among the world’s 900 million illiterates?

1:1

2:1

1:3

3:1

1:2

4. How many children under the age of 5 die unnecessarily every year – where most would survive if they had access to basic healthcare and clean water?

6 million

4 million

2 million

8 million

1 million

5. What percentage of the world’s 1.3 billion poor are women?

70%

33%

50%

25%

85%

6. In 1990, almost 36% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. What was the figure for 2024?

43%

24%

15%

32%

8%

7. How many people are employed in agriculture but still live in poverty?

Over 350 million people

Over 100 million people

Over 650 million people

Over 200 million people

Over 500 million people

8. What percentage of illiterate adults worldwide live in poverty?

over 50%

over 60%

over 75%

over 20%

over 35%

9. About how many people are forced into extreme poverty annually because of medical expenses.

225 million

50 million

100 million

30 million

75 million

10. How much official development assistance (foreign aid) is given annually from all donors?

Approximately $230-250 billion

Approximately $130-150 billion

Approximately $80-100 billion

Approximately $180-200 billion

Approximately $290-310 billion

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