For a family of 2 the US poverty line is $15,730. For a family of four the poverty line is $23,850.

79% of the people in Iran are above the poverty line while 21% is below the poverty line.

poverty line in Pakistan for 2009 was 848.79 rupees.

80% of the people in Chad are in the poverty line.

TPG = The extent to which the incomes of the poor people lie below the poverty line - is found by adding up the amounts by which each poor persons income Yi falls below the absolute poverty line Yp