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- The World Bank reports extreme poverty declined from 2.3 billion in 1990 to 831 million in 2025, driven by East and South Asia.
- In 1900, most people lacked electricity, antibiotics, and education, and today life expectancy, literacy, and healthcare have improved.
- The goal to match Switzerland's living standards by 2100 is ambitious but feasible, though critics warn of energy and food resource strain.
