&gt;Extreme poverty has long been defined as living on or below $1.25 a day, but the World Bank’s adjustment now sets the poverty line at $1.90 a day.<p>That is intentionally misleading.<p>How about &quot;extreme poverty&quot; = &quot;still suffering malnutrition&quot; + &quot;still lacking even basic education&quot; + &quot;still lacking any access to healthcare&quot;<p>The $1.90 tells nothing and it is also dependant on purchasing power. If somebody was making $200&#x2F;month in the US that would also be extreme poverty.