*** 1981 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 56.65 19.80 8.95
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 0.79 0.23 0.13
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 10.33 2.99 1.30
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 5.07 1.00 0.40
South Asia 32.74 51.51 16.07 6.77
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 41.35 16.84 9.34
*** 1984 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 38.77 11.07 4.40
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 0.61 0.19 0.12
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 12.46 3.73 1.62
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 3.83 0.76 0.33
South Asia 32.74 46.77 13.86 5.62
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 46.03 19.46 11.00
*** 1987 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 28.04 7.70 2.99
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 0.44 0.16 0.11
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 11.59 3.62 1.63
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 3.17 0.61 0.26
South Asia 32.74 45.04 12.34 4.64
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 46.61 19.86 11.34
*** 1990 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 29.54 7.65 2.79
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 0.54 0.16 0.11
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 11.90 3.85 1.77
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 2.32 0.49 0.23
South Asia 32.74 41.26 11.00 4.06
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 44.27 18.74 10.76
*** 1993 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 24.89 6.13 2.17
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 3.74 0.86 0.33
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 12.20 3.86 1.71
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 1.81 0.31 0.12
South Asia 32.74 40.06 10.21 3.65
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 43.77 19.07 11.19
*** 1996 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 15.91 3.35 0.98
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 4.39 1.37 0.72
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 9.39 2.84 1.26
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 2.29 0.43 0.15
South Asia 32.74 38.86 9.51 3.26
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 45.86 20.43 12.08
*** 1999 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 15.30 3.48 1.10
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 6.25 1.77 0.77
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 9.72 3.62 2.03
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 2.65 0.53 0.18
South Asia 32.74 34.07 7.99 2.58
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 47.60 22.39 13.82
*** 2001 ***
  Poverty line Headcount Poverty gap Squared poverty gap
East Asia and Pacific 32.74 14.33 3.23 1.02
East Europe and Central Asia 32.74 3.40 0.74 0.29
Latin America and the Caribbean 32.74 9.47 3.28 1.70
Middle East and North Africa 32.74 2.36 0.45 0.16
South Asia 32.74 33.67 7.83 2.51
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.74 48.37 22.84 14.08