Disparities in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups in Guyana are consistently high but across the four hinterland regions there is a greater representation in the Amerindian community.
This is according to a new analysis on global multidimensional poverty released on October 7, 2021. It pointed out that whereas Amerindians comprise 10.51 percent of the population they account for 63% of the multidimensionally poor in the country.
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and measured poverty by considering various deprivations experienced by Amerindians in their daily lives, including poor health, insufficient education and a low standard of living. The report examines the level and composition of multidimensional poverty across 109 countries covering 5.9 billion people and presents an ethnicity/ race/caste disaggregation for 41 countries with available information, including Guyana. The survey for Guyana was conducted in 2019/2020.
