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world-bank:category/prosperity
692 million
people lived below the $2.15 per day poverty line in 2024.
Source: World Bank (2024), Poverty and Inequality Platform. pip.worldbank.org
world-bank:category/planet
$2.4 trillion
in economic, environment and health benefits can be generated by 2040 if we shift 10% of the most distortive agricultural subsidies to green innovations.
Source: World Bank (2022), Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support
world-bank:category/people
50%
of women are in the labor force vs. 80% for men. Since 1990, women have not seen their participation in the labor force increase.
Source: World Bank Group Gender Data Portal
world-bank:category/prosperity
1.2 billion
young people in developing countries will reach working age over the next decade. Yet only about 420 million jobs are expected to be created.
Source: World Bank
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