The line graph depicts poverty levels in a developing country, Vietnam, from 1993 to 2008, divided into three different categories. Overall, there were a similar downward trends in the proportions of people who are not financially able to live in Vietnam over the given period.
It can be seen that the rates in both overall, urban and rural were high in 1993. rural ranked first with 66. 4% and the lowest was the urban poverty rate with 25. 1%. the decline is quite rapid, about 20% in all three categories in 1998. While the poverty rates in rural and overall are continuing to decline sharply, the figure for that in urban is decreasing slightly. the following 6 years experienced a significant slump at 25% in the rural category and 19. 5% in the overall. the proportion of urban poor has only decreased slightly by 5% compared to 6 years ago. The last 4 years saw a slight decrease in all 3 categories. the proportion of people who cannot afford to live in rural areas has decreased at 17. 7% and in overall to only 14% in 2008, while that number in urban areas has decreased slightly, reaching 2. 6% in the aforementioned year. Especially during the above period, the proportion of poor people in rural always ranked first and urban at the bottom. In summary, Vietnam has improved the quality of life of its people, so the poverty rate from 1993 to 2008 decreased significantly.
The line graph depicts
poverty
levels in a
developing country
, Vietnam, from 1993 to 2008, divided into three
different
categories
.
Overall
, there were a similar downward trends in the proportions of
people
who are not
financially
able to
live
in Vietnam over the
given
period.
It can be
seen
that the
rates
in both
overall
,
urban
and
rural
were high in 1993.
rural
ranked
first
with 66. 4% and the lowest was the
urban
poverty
rate
with 25. 1%.
the
decline is quite rapid, about 20% in all three
categories
in 1998. While the
poverty
rates
in
rural
and
overall
are continuing to decline
sharply
, the figure for that in
urban
is decreasing
slightly
.
the
following 6 years experienced a significant slump at 25% in the
rural
category
and 19. 5% in the
overall
.
the
proportion
of
urban
poor has
only
decreased
slightly
by 5% compared to 6 years ago. The last 4 years
saw
a slight decrease in all 3
categories
.
the
proportion
of
people
who cannot afford to
live
in
rural
areas has
decreased
at 17. 7% and in
overall
to
only
14% in 2008, while that number in
urban
areas has
decreased
slightly
, reaching 2. 6% in the aforementioned
year
.
Especially
during the above period, the
proportion
of poor
people
in
rural
always ranked
first
and
urban
at the bottom. In summary, Vietnam has
improved
the quality of life of its
people
,
so
the
poverty
rate
from 1993 to 2008
decreased
significantly
.