Extreme Poverty Fell Sharply Worldwide – Even Excluding China
graph by Max Rosen and Pablo Arriagada/Our World in Data; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
Type of Graph: line graph
Purpose
This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to examine trends, relationships, and possible interpretations. This graph invites students to examine relationships, estimate values, and discuss implications for this data.
About This Graph
This visualization is not provided for reuse or redistribution. Readers and educators are encouraged to view the original visualization in its published context.
Original Visualization:
Roser, Max and Pablo Arriagada. “Data Insights: Was the global decline of extreme poverty only due to China?” Our World In Data: February 21, 2026
Accessed at: https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
Max Roser (2025) – “The end of progress against extreme poverty?” Published online at OurWorldinData.org.
Retrieved from: ‘https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260202-180243/end-progress-extreme-poverty.html’ [Online Resource] (archived on February 2, 2026).
Data Sources:
World Bank (2025). Poverty and Inequality Platform (version 20250930_2021 and 20250930_2017) [Data set]. World Bank Group. https://pip.worldbank.org/.
with major processing by Our World in Data
In The Classroom
There are many different mathematical connections that can be made to this data and data visualization.
Potential Math Content: line graph, estimating values, percentages, intersecting lines, data collection methodology, averages/means
Potential Content Connections: poverty,
Sustainable Development Goal(s):
#1 – No Poverty
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