Half the World Lives on Less Than $5.50 Day https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2018-10-17/world-bank-half-the-world-lives-on-less-than-550-a-day A new report found that 10 percent of the world survives on less than $1.90 a day. In addition to those living in extreme poverty, 26.2 percent, or 1.9 billion people, were living on less than $3.20 per day.