Colombia

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	59
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	7%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	18%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	3%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	8%
Access to improved sanitation	86%
Access to an improved water source	93%
Literacy rate, all adults	93%
Life expectancy, both sexes	73 years

Definitions and Sources

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

Poverty resources:

• Colombia - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• Colombia - Poverty report (Document)
• USAID Colombia Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Colombia Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Colombia Human Development Index -1999

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/38

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

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