Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana
Ghana: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 89,777 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
89,777
World rank
86th
of 120 countries
All-time high
89,777
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1987
Years of data
7
1987–2016
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana stood at 89,777. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 238.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana peaked at 89,777 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1987.
That places Ghana 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,107 | 0 | 4,214 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26,510 | 26,510 | 26,510 | 1 |
| 2010s | 70,496 | 51,215 | 89,777 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,688 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.54 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.514 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.56 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1991 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5095 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Ghana was 89,777 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89,777 in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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