88 million poor

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Index and the UNDP Human Development Report has launched a Multidimensional Poverty Index

The index gives a broad-scale picture of people living in poverty.

The measure assesses the nature and intensity of poverty at the individual level in education, health outcomes, and standard of living.

Pakistan scores an unbelievable 0.28 per cent on Oxford’s new and innovative multidimensional poverty index. The percentage is on the upper end of he bracket. Pakistan is slightly better than India that too because of its concise dimensions. India hit 0.30 with over 800 million poor residing without the basics.




The table reports various descriptive statistics of Pakistan.

The indicators were distributed among sectors concerning Education, Health and Living Standard, which were the main components of MPI.

Pakistan percentage contribution of each indicator in descending order;

-Child Mortality
-Child Enrollment
-Schooling
-Sanitation
-Cooking Fuel
-Floor
-Assets
-Drinking Water
-Electricity
-Nutrition

Hence health and education being the key dimensions affecting millions of Pakistanis living below the required human development index.