Stat of the week: 6% of people in Kiribati were living below 50% of median income in 2019
6% of people in Kiribati were living below 50 percent of median income in 2019.
This indicator is a measure of relative income poverty at the national level. It measures how far individuals are from the median standard of living, approximating a measure…
Samoa Bureau Of Statistics In Partnership With SPC Launched The 3rd Poverty And Hardship Report
The Samoa Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC) launched its 3rd Poverty and hardship report on the 23rd of February 2023. This was based on the analysis of the 2018 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) which…
Unlocking Data Assets: Encouraging Re-use and Access to Survey Microdata
Peter Ellis, Director of the Pacific Community's (SPC) Statistics for Development Division, reflects on the multi-million-dollar assets that are surveys; how to encourage their re-use; and developing questions to deal with today's pressing issues like…
Stat of the week: In Guam, 0% of household income comes from agriculture and forestry activities (2016)
In Guam, 0% of household income comes from agriculture and forestry activities (2016). Even if 52% of land area is covered by forest.
This is the lowest rate reported in the Pacific with American Samoa.
Rugby, household surveys and COVID-19
The Fiji Rugby Sevens Team continued to excel since the onset of COVID-19 - they won the 2020 Olympics, the World Rugby Sevens Series and are currently ranked 3rd in the world. At the same time, the Pacific National Statistics Offices have undertaken an…
New methodology transforms the way key development data is collected in the Pacific
In 2018, New Zealand financed, via a fund dedicated to innovation, the piloting of a new method of collecting data related to household income and expenditure. The experience, which took place in the Marshall Islands, would open up new development…
A real-world experiment with real-world data
The demand for timely, reliable and disaggregated development statistics is greater than ever before, especially as countries around the world strive to monitor their progress towards Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).