This figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008).
"La CASEN 2011, precisiones de la CEPAL"(PDF) (in Spanish). United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 பிப்ரவரி 2021. பார்க்கப்பட்ட நாள் 1 September 2012.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Note: The figure is on page 5 of the report.
In 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $363; this new standard is significantly higher than the line set in 2009, and as a result, 128 million Chinese are now considered below the poverty line (2011).