Emma Harrington - World Studies
Emma Harrington Region
Population Below Poverty Line (%)
Dodoma Arusha Kilimanjaro Tanga Morogoro Pwani Dar es Salaam Lindi Mtwara Ruvuma Iringa Mbeya Singida Tabora Rukwa Kigoma Shinyanga Kagera Mwanza Mara Manyara
32 23 28 27 26 40 20 36 38 39 26 25 54 40 36 36 42 27 36 53 40
Table to show Total Proportion of Population below the Poverty Line by region 4
Table to show the Gini Coefficient by region
Region
Gini Coefficient
Dodoma Arusha Kilimanjaro Tanga Morogoro Pwani Dar es Salaam Lindi Mtwara Ruvuma Iringa Mbeya Singida Tabora Rukwa Kigoma Shinyanga Kagera Mwanza Mara Manyara
0.53 0.49 0.38 0.51 0.52 0.42 0.15 0.50 0.46 0.37 0.34 0.44 0.60 0.44 0.49 0.51 0.44 0.46 0.59 0.53 0.54
The Proportion of the Population below the Poverty Line- “The incidence of poverty is the percentage of the population whose per capita consumption is below the poverty line, that is, the population that cannot afford the basic basket of goods (This comprises all consumption including that which is not bought on the market but 4
produced for own consumption).� (Tanzania Poverty and Human Development Report, 2005)
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