Asia Almost Killed Poverty: Who Still Lives on Under $3 a Day 1990-2025

Poverty across Asia, 45 economies from 1990 to 2025, as a bar chart race. Vietnam falls from 64% of people under $3 a day to 1%, while Yemen climbs to 74% and stays on top. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, 2021 PPP. Data: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP), headcount ratio below $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), 45 Asian economies, 1990-2025. National estimates with nowcasts and projections. Higher is worse. Music: Clash Defiant - Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons Flags: public domain national flag icons THUMB PHOTOS: Dhaka New Market - Yahya (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Asia map, S. A. Mitchell 1853 (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)