How Well is Penang Complying with the SDGs?

By Penang Institute's Socio-economics, Statistics Programme

April 2019 STATISTICS
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There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the UN. Penang Monthly extracts data relevant to some of the SDGs that are most pertinent to Penang, and takes a look at how the state fares.Social Protection and Incidence of PovertyLast updated in 2014, Malaysia’s poverty line refers to households with a monthly income of less than or equal to RM940 for Peninsular Malaysia; RM1,160 for Sabah and Labuan; and RM1,040 for Sarawak.1 Penang, however, has set its own state...

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