Female poverty rates at different poverty lines worldwide 2022, by region

Using a poverty gap of 1.90 U.S. dollars per day, only eight percent of women in Central and South Asia were living on less than 1.90 U.S. dollars per day, but when increasing the poverty line to 3.20 dollars per day, 37 percent were living in poverty. Meanwhile, the highest female poverty rates were found in Sub-Saharan Africa, at over 40 percent at 1.90 dollars, and nearly 90 percent at 5.50 dollars.