[bayesianhorse]

It depends on the living standards...

$1.9 doesn't afford you a comfortable life anywhere, but in the developing world, it's enough to not fear starvation. And that fear is a big part of being "extremely poor".

[john_butts]

Ah yes, not immediately dying. The mark of a not too poor.

[industriousthou]

Yes, this is exactly the distinction you seem to be having trouble with.

[deelowe]

The definition of not living in extreme poverty is literally "not ... dying."

[bayesianhorse]

"Fear of starvation", not "fear of immediate starvation"...

And I did not say this is the only problem with poverty.