Gap Minder Dollar Street

Using Dollar Street on Gapminder, find the family from Burundi with an income of $27 per month (Family 23).

What are the walls of their house made of?

• Wood

• Concrete

• Mud

• Metal

• Bricks

For the same family (from Burundi, $27/month), what is their primary source of income?

• Farming their own land

• Manual labor for others

• A self-employed skilled trade

• Formal employment

For the same family (from Burundi, $27/month), what do they use to brush their teeth?

• Their fingernails

• A twig

• A regular toothbrush

• An electric toothbrush

For the same family (from Burundi, $27/month), where do they use the toilet?

• Outside in the open

• In an outhouse

• In deep pit latrine in a separate room in the house

• On a sitting or squat toilet in a separate room in the house

For the same family (from Burundi, $27/month), how do they cook their food?

• An open flame inside the home

• An open flame outside the home

• An electric cooker

• A stove

For the same family (from Burundi, $27/month), where do they sleep?

• On the floor

• On raised platform

• On a mattress on the floor

• On mattress on a raised bed

Find the family from Myanmar making $141 per month (Family 211).

What are the walls of their house made of?

• Wood

• Concrete

• Mud

• Metal

• Bricks

For the same family (from Myanmar, $141/month), what do they use to brush their teeth?

• Their fingernails

• A twig

• A regular toothbrush

• An electric toothbrush

For the same family (from Myanmar, $141/month), where do they use the toilet?

• Outside in the open

• In an outhouse

• In deep pit latrine in a separate room in the house

• On a sitting or squat toilet in a separate room in the house

For the same family (from Myanmar, $141/month), how do they cook their food?

• An open flame inside the home

• An open flame outside the home

• An electric cooker

• A stove