Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3344 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.3344 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5575 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3344, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5575 | — |
| 1993 | 0.4361 | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3557 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.506 | +42.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3477 | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3344 | -3.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3344 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3344 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4968 | 0.4361 | 0.5575 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3557 | 0.3557 | 0.3557 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4268 | 0.3477 | 0.506 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3344 | 0.3344 | 0.3344 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 68 North Macedonia 0.3351 compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.3346 compare
- 70 Greece 0.3344 compare
- 72 Spain 0.3341 compare
- 73 Thailand 0.3332 compare
- 74 South Korea 0.3291 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3344 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5575 in 1991.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3344 in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.