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You are comparing 1.25$ and 2$ poverty rate of Pakistan to the 50 cent rate of India here if we compare the 2$ and 1.25$ rate than Indian poverty rate is way higher than PakistanYou mean to say out of 10 people I meet on street 7 are below poverty line: In fact, I meet filthy rich on street most of the times in my city.
"The $1.25 level set by the World Bank is taken as the poverty line globally. The rupee’s value against the dollar averaged 47.85 in 2011-12. The purchasing power parity (PPP) rate for the rupee against the dollar could be arrived at by dividing the average exchange rate by 2.55. So, at the 2011-12 exchange rate of Rs 47.85 a dollar, the PPP rate would be Rs 18.76. The $1.25 poverty line at that PPP rate would mean Rs 23.45 — less than India’s poverty line for both rural and urban areas as announced for 2011-12 on Tuesday."
As per your benchmark, following can be said about Pakistan
Earning $2 a day, 60.19% population live below poverty line
and if we consider 1.25 $ then following is the statistics
Over 50 percent of population living below poverty line: World Bank | Business Recorder
Now, Lets compare improvements.
India’s poverty level falls to record 22%: Planning Commission - Livemint
Poverty levels down by 15% in eight years - The Hindu
Compared to
“Urban poverty is on a persistent rise in Pakistan” | YourCommonwealth
Rising poverty in Pakistan
For a change lets also compare super rich, rich and middle class of both the countries. Why always comparison be based on poor people, rich people are equally part of the country, let's for a change therefore compare the rich, super rich and middle class people between the two countries but before we start, you should know that India's richest man has net worth more than forex reserve of Pakistan Another thing is despite our huge population, our per capita Income and HDI is better than pakistan showing that an average Indian lives much better than an average Pakistani.
Pakistan ranks better than India, Bangladesh on poverty scale - thenews.com.pk