Question

National poverty lines are comparable across countries

a. True

b. False

c. Uncertain

Answer 1

FALSE

Reason: National poverty lines represent the boundary line differentiating the poor from the non-poor based on the average income of that particular country. This means countries having different average incomes will consider different incomes as poor and non poor. For example, an individual earning $1000 an year might be considered below the poverty line in US, but an individual earning $1000 would be considered above the poverty line in India.

Thus, the national poverty lines are not comparable across countries because the basic factor differentiating the poor from non poor i.e. average income is different across countries