Pakistan's Population below Poverty - 24%
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pk.html
India's Population Below Poverty line - 25% (2002 est)
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/in.html
Let me know if you donot believe these sources, Also do give your credible sources.
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I'd like to stay away from the fighting. (BTW, I'd like to suggest the same to kvlin.)
Unfortunately, I am addictive to data/facts/statistics and how they are obtained and measured. I’m also interested in finding as many reliable data sources as possible, so as not to be influenced by one side story. That’s why I’m getting interested when calls for statistics come into conversation.
CIA Web is usually a good source for reference data, but some data have to be taken with a grain of salt, for instance, Chinese GDP with PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) adjusted.
From CIA poverty data:
India 25% (2002 estimation)
Pakistan 24% (05/06 estimation)
If Indian government did certain amount of good poverty relief work, one may guess that 3 years’ work can reduce poverty from 25% to somewhat lower than that, say, 24% or even 22%.
United Nations have a HDR, or Human Development Report, every year. Which is probably a better source, since it is not sponsored by a particular government, though government cooperation is needed in acquiring the data. The following is what I excerpted from 2005 report:
http://hdr.undp.org/docs/reports/regional/ASP_ASIA_PACIFIC/South_East_Asia_2005_en.pdf
p.212
India
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32 Percentage of Population below Poverty Line (US$ 1 a day) - 1990-2002 34.7
33 Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line (National Poverty Line) - 1990-2001 28.6
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P.224
Pakistan
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32 Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line (US$ 1 a day) - 1990-2002 13.4
33 Percentage of Population below Poverty Line (National Poverty Line) - 1990-2001 32.6
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US$ 1 a day poverty line is PPP adjusted. In another reports it is defined as “$1 a day—at 1985 international prices (equivalent to $1.08 at 1993 international prices), adjusted for purchasing power parity.”, whereas “National poverty line—the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on populationweighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.” See
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/indic/indic_25_1_1.html
The following gives percentage poverty change in the past based on National Poverty Line:
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/SeriesDetail.aspx?srid=581
------ 1993 1999
India 36.0 28.6
Pakistan 28.6 32.6
Hope it helps.