Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia
Gambia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 343,888 in 2020. β Volatile
Latest (2020)
343,888
World rank
117th
of 120 countries
All-time high
343,888
in 2020
All-time low
36,433
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998β2020
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia, 1998β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia stood at 343,888. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia peaked at 343,888 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,433, in 1998.
Gambia ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,433 | 36,433 | 36,433 | 1 |
| 2000s | 109,802 | 109,802 | 109,802 | 1 |
| 2010s | 249,587 | 197,153 | 302,021 | 2 |
| 2020s | 343,888 | 343,888 | 343,888 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.578 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1939 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4011 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Gambia was 343,888 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 343,888 in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,433 in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Gambia ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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