Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la pauvreté

Oct 17
The United Nations General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty through resolution 47/196 adopted on 22 December 1992, and invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and promoting, as appropriate in the national context, concrete activities with regard to the eradication of poverty and destitution.

In the U.S., child poverty is over 20%, which is twice as high as in France, Sweden, or the United Kingdom. In France, the poverty threshold is slightly higher than in the U.S. In 2021, the monetary poverty line in France was 1,158 euros per month for a single person.
Poverty in France and the United States is difficult to compare because the poverty thresholds are calculated differently. In France, the poverty threshold is half of the median income, while in the U.S., it's based on the cost of food in the economy. 

The United States has nearly 5 times the population of France (335m vs 68m). While the average age in the USA is three and a half years younger, the life expectancy in France is 4 years longer (79 years) than an American (75 years). Based on World Data statistics, the globally accepted data provider, France has a much higher "Quality of Life" index for health and political stability. 

In 2022, 9.1 million people in France lived below the poverty line, which is 14.4% of the population in metropolitan France, compared to 11.5% in the USA. 
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