Malay Mail

Poverty index dips again, signalling Malaysians are living healthier, better and more secure lives

Malaysia’s national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) declined from 0.0037 in 2022 to 0.0025 in 2024, signalling continued improvement in ...
BERNAMA

Malaysia's Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024 Reduced To 0.0025 - DOSM

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) declined from 0.0037 in 2022 to 0.0025 in 2024, signalling continued improvement in overall multidimensional ...

Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer

After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which is intended to provide a complementary measure to ...
EurekAlert!

New global multidimensional poverty index report reveals nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...
The Diplomat

A Tragedy in Indonesia: Poverty, Data, and the Cost of a Schoolbook

In Nusa Tenggara Timur, a 10-year-old boy’s suicide exposes the limits of income-based poverty metrics. Multidimensional data show that deprivation in Indonesia often clusters long before a family is ...