The World Bank's 20 18 Report on Poverty

The world banks 20 18 report on poverty contained good news and bad news. Over the 25 years from 19 90 to two thousand 15, the percentage of the world's population living in extreme poverty rate dropped by an average of one point per year. In september 20 eighteenth, for the first time in the history of our species, more than half of all humans alive were middle class or above. We're not just better off than a french king who lived centuries ago; we are also much better off than our own great grandparents.