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Satellites add a new layer to global poverty data
Key takeaways
- A new study using satellite data finds that 58% of the global population has been assigned to the wrong tier in the UN's Human Development Index.
- It sits in Guerrero, Mexico's second-poorest state.
- Official data gives it a score of 0.714 — firmly in the "high development" band on the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI).
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A new study using satellite data finds that 58% of the global population has been assigned to the wrong tier in the UN's Human Development Index. That can have real-world consequences for how aid reaches people.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dd BLSatellite data are helping researchers create a more detailed image of human development and how it differs within a country Image: NOAA/AP/picture alliance Advertisement On paper, Arcelia looks like a poor-but-average Mexican town. It sits in Guerrero, Mexico's second-poorest state.
Official data gives it a score of 0.714 — firmly in the "high development" band on the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI).
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