Approximately one fifth of the world survives on less than $1 per day.

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According to the World Bank, as of 2018, approximately 8.6% of the world's population (or roughly 700 million people) live in extreme poverty, which is defined as living on less than $1.90 per day. This is slightly higher than one tenth (0.086 x 10 = 0.86 = approximately 1/10) of the world's population, but still less than one fifth. However, if we consider the poverty line of living on less than $5 per day, then approximately half of the world's population falls below this threshold, which is a startling statistic.

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