Tajikistan

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	33
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	7%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	43%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	1%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	13%
Access to improved sanitation	51%
Access to an improved water source	59%
Literacy rate, all adults	100%
Life expectancy, both sexes	64 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Tajikistan 2002. State of the Environment Report (Document)
• USAID Tajikistan Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Tajikistan Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Tajikistan - Poverty Data

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• None

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

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/167

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

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