CountryTable_1.9

Headcount data under the 1.9$  international extreme poverty line.

isInterpolated - For the years for which census or national estimates are not available, the population figures are interpolated or extrapolated. 0 - No / 1 - Yes

useMicroData - Microdata are unit-level data obtained from sample surveys, censuses, and administrative systems. They provide information about characteristics of individual people or entities such as households, business enterprises, facilities, farms or even geographical areas such as villages or towns. They allow in-depth understanding of socio-economic issues by studying relationships and interactions among phenomena. Microdata are thus key to designing projects and formulating policies, targeting interventions and monitoring and measuring the impact and results of projects, interventions and policies. 0 - No / 1 - Yes

CountryCode - The country code table includes the WITS System country names for statistical purposes and both the International Standards Organization (ISO) 3-digit alphabetic codes and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) 3-digit equivalent numeric codes. The names and codes are used in all of the three databases.

CountryName - The name of the country

RegionCode - East Asia and Pacific ,Europe and Central Asia ,Latin America and Caribbean ,Middle East and North Africa ,North America ,South Asia ,Sub-Saharan Africa

RequestYear - The year the data is related to.

DataYear - When requested the data

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) - Purchasing power parity is a measurement of the price of specific goods in different countries and is used to compare the absolute purchasing power of the countries' currencies.

PovertyLine - The 1.9$ 

PovGap - Poverty Gap Index

PovGapSqr - The Poverty Gap Squared