Russian Federation

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	40
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	2%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	12%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	1%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	3%
Access to improved sanitation	87%
Access to an improved water source	97%
Literacy rate, all adults	99%
Life expectancy, both sexes	65 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2002. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2002. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2002. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2002. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2002. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Last intact forest landscapes of Northern European Russia (Document)
• Poverty in Russia : public policy and private responses (Document)
• Russian Federation - Sustainable Forestry Pilot Project : environmental assessment (Project)
• USAID Russian Federation Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Russian Federation Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• None

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• Environmental Management in the Russian Federation: A Next Generation Enigma

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/141

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=RU