--- title: "UNDP report shows Pakistan's multidimensional poverty rate exceeds India and Bangladesh" description: "Most outlets led with the UNDP's finding that Pakistan's poverty rate is higher than that of India and Bangladesh, citing the 38.3% incidence of multidimensional poverty. Profit provided additional context, including the comparison of severe poverty rates and the role of education as a key factor. Other outlets, such as Dawn and ProPakistani, focused on the overall deprivation figures without specifying the severity or contributing factors. Minute Mirror included the health and education aspects but did not mention the exact percentage or comparison with other countries in the excerpt." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13960-pakistan-s-poverty-rate-surpasses-india-and-bang site: HarZaviya language: en --- # UNDP report shows Pakistan's multidimensional poverty rate exceeds India and Bangladesh business · updated 14 Oct 2026, 6:42 AM PKT · 13–14 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the finding that Pakistan's poverty rate exceeds that of India and Bangladesh, citing the UNDP's Multidimensional Poverty Index. Dawn provided a slightly more detailed excerpt, mentioning overlapping deprivations in health, education, and living standards, while Minute Mirror summarized the key statistic and countries involved without elaborating further. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 14 Oct 2026 — Deeper poverty (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [Deeper poverty](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037049/deeper-poverty) · 14 Oct 2026, 6:42 AM PKT > PAKISTAN’S poverty crisis is far deeper than official indicators suggest. While the government celebrates economic stabilisation, almost four in every 10 Pakistanis suffer from deprivation in health, education, and living standards. The latest UNDP figures put multidimensional poverty at 38.3pc of the population against 19.3pc for South Asia. We are worse off than nearby countries — poverty aff... ### 13 Oct 2026 — UNDP report shows Pakistan's multidimensional poverty rate exceeds India and Bangladesh (4 outlets) > Most outlets led with the UNDP's finding that Pakistan's poverty rate is higher than that of India and Bangladesh, citing the 38.3% incidence of multidimensional poverty. Profit provided additional context, including the comparison of severe poverty rates and the role of education as a key factor. Other outlets, such as Dawn and ProPakistani, focused on the overall deprivation figures without specifying the severity or contributing factors. Minute Mirror included the health and education aspects but did not mention the exact percentage or comparison with other countries in the excerpt. - **ProPakistani** — [UN Agency Announces Shocking Poverty Rate of Pakistan](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/13/un-agency-reveals-shocking-poverty-rate-in-pakistan/) · 13 Oct 2026, 12:57 PM PKT > More than one-third of Pakistan’s population faces overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards, according to the United Nations… Read More - **Profit** — [Nearly 100 million Pakistanis face multidimensional poverty, more than twice the rate in India and Bangladesh: UNDP report](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/13/nearly-100-million-pakistanis-face-multidimensional-poverty-more-than-twice-the-rate-in-india-and-bangladesh-undp-report) · 13 Oct 2026, 10:57 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > UNDP's 2026 poverty index puts Pakistan's poverty incidence at 38.3%, against 16.4% in India and 14.9% in Bangladesh; 21.5% of Pakistanis face severe poverty, with education the largest contributor to deprivation - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan’s poverty rate surpasses India and Bang...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistans-poverty-rate-surpasses-india-and-bangladesh-undp-finds-643716/) · 13 Oct 2026, 9:55 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > More than one-third of Pakistan’s population faces overlapping deprivations in health, education - **Dawn** — [Pakistan’s poverty rate higher than India, Bangladesh, UNDP says](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036826/pakistans-poverty-rate-higher-than-india-bangladesh-undp-says) · 13 Oct 2026, 8:13 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > https://www.dawn.com/news/2036753 ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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