Multidimensional Poverty Index
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The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Multidimensional Poverty Index canonical | 8 |
| global Multidimensional Poverty Index | 4 |
| Human Poverty Index | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Multidimensional Poverty Index Context triple: [Human Development Index, inspired, Multidimensional Poverty Index]
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A.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index is a composite statistic that measures a country's average achievements in health, education, and income while accounting for how unequally these achievements are distributed among its population.
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B.
Human Development Report
The Human Development Report is an annual United Nations publication that analyzes global development using measures beyond income, most notably the Human Development Index, to assess and compare countries’ well-being.
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C.
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic that measures a country's overall achievement in key dimensions of human development, including health, education, and standard of living.
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D.
OECD Better Life Index
The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive tool that compares countries’ well-being across multiple dimensions such as income, health, education, and life satisfaction to go beyond traditional economic measures like GDP.
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E.
Gender Development Index
The Gender Development Index is a United Nations metric that compares female and male achievements in key dimensions of human development—such as health, education, and income—to highlight gender inequalities across countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Multidimensional Poverty Index Target entity description: The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.
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A.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index is a composite statistic that measures a country's average achievements in health, education, and income while accounting for how unequally these achievements are distributed among its population.
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B.
Human Development Report
The Human Development Report is an annual United Nations publication that analyzes global development using measures beyond income, most notably the Human Development Index, to assess and compare countries’ well-being.
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C.
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic that measures a country's overall achievement in key dimensions of human development, including health, education, and standard of living.
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D.
OECD Better Life Index
The OECD Better Life Index is an interactive tool that compares countries’ well-being across multiple dimensions such as income, health, education, and life satisfaction to go beyond traditional economic measures like GDP.
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E.
Gender Development Index
The Gender Development Index is a United Nations metric that compares female and male achievements in key dimensions of human development—such as health, education, and income—to highlight gender inequalities across countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composite indicator
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global poverty measure ⓘ poverty index ⓘ statistical measure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MPI ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
developing countries
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low-income countries ⓘ middle-income countries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James Foster
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Sabina Alkire ⓘ |
| captures | multiple deprivations ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | income poverty measures ⓘ |
| developedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
ⓘ
United Nations Development Programme ⓘ |
| dimension |
education
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health ⓘ living standards ⓘ |
| focusesOn | deprivations in basic capabilities ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
incidence of poverty
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intensity of poverty ⓘ |
| hasSubType |
global MPI
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national MPI ⓘ regional MPI ⓘ |
| indicatorType |
headcount ratio
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weighted deprivation score ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2010 ⓘ |
| levelOfAnalysis |
household level
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individual level ⓘ |
| measures | multidimensional poverty ⓘ |
| methodologyBasedOn | Alkire-Foster method ⓘ |
| purpose |
identify people experiencing multiple deprivations
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inform poverty reduction policies ⓘ monitor progress in poverty reduction ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
capability approach
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human development ⓘ |
| replaced |
Human Poverty Index
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linked to:
Multidimensional Poverty Index
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| unitOfAnalysis |
household
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person ⓘ |
| updatedBy |
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
ⓘ
United Nations Development Programme ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international comparisons of poverty
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national poverty measurement ⓘ subnational poverty analysis ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Human Development Reports
ⓘ
linked to:
Human Development Report
|
| usesDataFrom | household surveys ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Multidimensional Poverty Index Description of subject: The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Multidimensional Poverty Index
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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knownFor
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global Multidimensional Poverty Index
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linked to: Multidimensional Poverty Index
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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developed
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global Multidimensional Poverty Index
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linked to: Multidimensional Poverty Index
linked to: Multidimensional Poverty Index
linked to: Multidimensional Poverty Index