Een andere, de Multidimensional Poverty Index, baseert zich op tien indicatoren, waaronder voeding, de aanwezigheid van riolering, en de toegang tot kookbrandstoffen en water.
One, called the Human Development Index, uses health and education statistics in addition to GDP. Another, the Multidimensional Poverty Index, uses ten indicators, including nutrition, sanitation, and access to cooking fuel and water.