Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
        80                                                                     3.5               45

        70                                                                     3.4
                                                                                                 40
                                                                               3.3
        60
                                                                               3.2
        50                                                                                       35
                                                                               3.1
        40
                                                                               3
                                                                                                 30
        30
                                                                               2.9
        20
                                                                               2.8               25
        10                                                                     2.7

         0                                                                     2.6               20
             2005           2007             2009     2011             2013                                2005          2007   2009          2011      2013
   Poverty           International Poverty Line     Lower Middle IC Line      GDP per capita
    rate                                                                       (Thousand)
     (%)             Upper Middle IC Line           National Poverty Line

                     GDP per capita (US$2011 PPP)




KEY INDICATORS (distribution among groups)                                                     International Poverty Line (%)   Relative Group (%)
                                                                                                                                                       Year
                                                                                                      Poor        Non-Poor      Bottom 40     Top 60

Urban population                                                                                                                                         N/A
Rural population                                                                                                                                         N/A
Males                                                                                                 15            85             40            60    2013
Females                                                                                               16            84             40            60    2013
0 to 14 years old                                                                                     17            83             44            56    2013
15 to 64 years old                                                                                    15            85             38            62    2013
65 and older                                                                                          18            82             41            59    2013
Without education (age 16 and older)                                                                  11            89             39            61    2013
Primary education (age 16 and older)                                                                  16            84             43            57    2013
Secondary education (age 16 and older)                                                                 9            91             28            72    2013
Tertiary/post-secondary education (age 16 and older)                                                   3            97             7             93    2013




International measures of poverty aim to facilitate the meaningful comparison of poverty rates across countries. They are ideally derived using
consistent methodology (e.g., in the definition of the consumption aggregate and the absolute level of the poverty line) to the extent that this is
possible with the available data. To this end, the World Bank publishes estimates of poverty according to three different international poverty lines:
2011 PPP USD per person per day $1.90, $3.20, and $5.50.

FSM’s national poverty statistics from 2013–14 used a cost of basic needs approach to establish a welfare benchmark for the poverty line. Separate
poverty lines were estimated for each state. For the international poverty statistics, the resulting State-based poverty lines are used to adjust nominal
values of the consumption aggregate to account for spatial differences in the cost of living. The international poverty statistics also assess welfare needs
on a per capita basis, whereas the national statistics apply an adult equivalence scale (assuming children under age 15 require half the level of
consumption as others).



The numbers presented in this brief are based on the EAPPOV database. EAPPOV is a database of socio-economic statistics constructed using microdata
from household surveys in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region and is managed by the East Asia & Pacific Team for Statistical Development
(EAPTSD). As of April 2017, the collection includes 19 countries and 78 surveys. Harmonized surveys in the EAPPOV database are compiled into 4
modules following Global Monitoring Database (GMD) Harmonization guidelines. A subset of the harmonized variables form the basis of the GMD
collection, including the welfare aggregate which is used for Global Poverty Monitoring. Terms of use of the data adhere to agreements with the original
data producers.