With respect to the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 report, consider the following statements:

Nigeria has by far the largest number of poor people worldwide followed by India.

Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest number of poor people.

Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal are among the 10 poorest Indian states.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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India has by far the largest number of poor people worldwide at 22.8 crore, followed by Nigeria at 9.6 crore. South Asia now has not the lowest number of poor people than Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bihar, the poorest state in 2015-16, saw the fastest reduction in MPI value in absolute terms.
Of the 10 poorest states in 2015/2016, only one (West Bengal) have emerged out of the list in 2019-21. The rest (Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan) remain among the 10 poorest.

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India has by far the largest number of poor people worldwide at 22.8 crore, followed by Nigeria at 9.6 crore. South Asia now has not the lowest number of poor people than Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bihar, the poorest state in 2015-16, saw the fastest reduction in MPI value in absolute terms.
Of the 10 poorest states in 2015/2016, only one (West Bengal) have emerged out of the list in 2019-21. The rest (Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan) remain among the 10 poorest.

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