Author: Michael Rose

SEATTLE — There is a high rate of poverty in Turkmenistan. The country is slightly larger than California, lies east of the Caspian Sea and North of Iran and Afghanistan and houses the fourth largest oil reserves on the planet. Despite being resource-rich and making multiple trade deals since breaking away from the Soviet Union, a large portion of the population remains below the poverty line. Below is a timeline distinguishing events which led up to the current poverty projection. 1925 – Turkmenistan becomes a republic of the USSR. During the Soviet era, Turkmenistan was considered one of the poorest…

SEATTLE — Poverty can take different shapes. According to the World Bank, extreme poverty refers to the condition of living with an income of less than $1.90 a day. Relative poverty is not defined by living above or below a set dollar amount but is based on a comparison to others in one’s country or region. Here are some facts about what poverty in Norway looks like. 1) The EU marks the poverty line where individuals make 60 percent of the national median earnings – for Norway, that would be about $17,000 a year. Using the EU definition, about 10 percent of Norwegians were…