The United Nations’ Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index has three dimensions and 10 indicators in estimating Overall Poverty. It uses 10 indicators to measure poverty in 3 dimensions: Education, Health and Living standards. This report was
Published in June 2015, and it is based on data collected on years between 2004 and 2014. .
States by Incidence of Poverty: STATES—POVERTY LEVEL: 1. Lagos — 8.5% 2. Osun — 10.9% 3. Anambra — 11.2% 4. Ekiti — 12.9% 5. — 19.2% 6. Imo — 19.8% 7. Abia — 21.0% 8. Rivers — 21.1% FCT — 23.5% 9. Kwara — 23.7% Akwa Ibom — 23.8% 11. Delta — 25.1% 12. Ogun — 26.1% 13. Kogi — 26.4% 14. Ondo — 27.9% 15. Enugu — 28.8% 16. Bayelsa — 29.0% 17. Oyo — 29.4% 18. Cross River — 33.1%
National Avg — 46.0%
19. Plateau — 51.6% 20. Nassarawa — 52.4% 21. Ebonyi — 56.0% 22. Kaduna — 56.5% 23. Adamawa — 59.0% 24. Benue — 59.2% 25. Niger — 61.2% 26. Borno — 70.1% 27. Kano — 76.4% 28. Gombe — 76.9% 29. Taraba — 77.7% 30. Katsina — 82.2% 31. Sokoto — 85.3% 32. Kebbi — 86.0% 33. Bauchi — 86.6% 34. Jigawa — 8.4% 35. Yobe — 90.2% 36. Zamfara — 91.9% .
REGIONAL AVERAGES: 1 = South West — 19.3% 2 = South South — 25.2% 3 = South East — 27.36%
National Avg — 46.0%
4 = North Central — 45.7% 5 = North East — 76.8% 6 = North West — 80.9%…… if ur state doesn’t make d last 3 states on d list, don’t b annoyed. There is always another time……