To assess whether the statement is true or false, we need to analyze the given information about the graph.
- In 1993, the number of people living in poverty is identified as being right after a recession year, which typically leads to a rise in poverty.
- In 2000, the number of people living in poverty is right before another recession, which would suggest that poverty levels may have declined during the years between 1993 and 2000.
According to the description, the number of people in poverty in 1993 is around 40 million, while in 2000 it is reported to end between 35 and 40 million. Since both the poverty line and the poverty rate are decreasing from 1993 to 2000, this indicates that there were fewer people living in poverty in 2000 compared to 1993.
Therefore, the statement "According to the graph, there were more people living in poverty in 1993 than 2000" is true.