1. Poverty & Human Capability 101 Introductory Class

2. U.S. Poverty Rate Over Time 13.2 22.2 11.1 15.1 11.3 15.2 12.5

3. U.S. Child Poverty Rate Over Time 27.3

4. CountryRank Sweden1 Norway2 Netherlands3 Finland4 Denmark5 Germany6 Switzerland7 Canada8 Luxembourg9 Austria10 France11 Japan12 Australia13 Belgium14 Spain15 United Kingdom16 United States17 Ireland18 Italy19 HPI 2 Components Include: Functional literacy Early death Income poverty rate Long term unemployment Human Poverty Index (HPI 2) Rankings for 2007/ 2008 Source: United Nations Human Development Reports