According to a Reuters news report: "The percentage of Nigerians living in absolute poverty – those who can afford only the bare essentials of food, shelter and clothing – rose to 60.9 percent in 2010, compared with 54.7 percent in 2004."
Mfano, kutokana na taarifa ya benki ya dunia inoenyesha Tanzania ni miongoni mwa nchi ambazo zimeweza kufanikiwa kuwa na mikati imara ya elimu kwa wananchi wake, huduma ya afya na sekta mbali mbali za uchumi kama vile kilimo na kuifanya nchi kukuza uchumi wake kwa asilimia 6.7 kwa mwaka ikilinganishwa na nchi nyingine duniani kama vile china na india, kutokana na taarifa sahii za takwimu zilizoweza kupatika katika sensa ya 2002.