Poverty In Saudi Arabia; The Country’s Renowned Wealth Overshadows Those Living In Poverty.

The oil rich nation of Saudi Arabia is often associated with wealth and extravagance. However, abject poverty is the reality for millions of Saudis, some living on just $17 a day. Critics place the blame on the government’s inability to keep pace with a huge population boom, high youth unemployment and rising cost of living.
 
Saudi citizens have taken to social media in unprecedented numbers to voice their frustration and direct demands at the government. But in a country that provides free education, health care and certain pension plans, where does the responsibility lie?

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  1. Over 100 million Nigerians will gladly live on $17 per day, remember the minimum wage is around $90 per month.

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  2. If you put in consideration the fact that the country is not more than 8 to 10 million in pop, with well over 200% GDP from oil revenues, you will come to bear, that there is no yardsticks to compare both nations side by side.

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