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"title": "Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries"
"description": "For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on definitions from the World Bank."
"date": "2025-08-19"
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    "name": "Jacob Poushter"
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  -
    "name": "Moira Fagan"
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  -
    "name": "Maria Smerkovich"
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  -
    "name": "Andrew Prozorovsky"
    "job_title": "Research Assistant"
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"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2025/08/19/appendix-a-economic-categorization-of-high-and-middle-income-countries-2/"
"categories":
  - "Environment & Climate"
  - "Global Economy & Trade"
  - "Global Health"
  - "International Issues"
  - "International Terrorism"
  - "Misinformation Online"
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# Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries

For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on [definitions from the World Bank](https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/world-bank-country-classifications-by-income-level-for-2024-2025).

[![A map showing Countries included in this report, by income level ](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/pg_2025.08.19_global-threats_aa_01.png?w=640)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=272538)

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