Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Gambia
Gambia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5681 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.5681 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Gambia peaked at 0.6521 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5519, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 31st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6521 | — |
| 2003 | 0.6445 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6228 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5519 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5681 | +2.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.5681 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.557, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.5681 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5654, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6521 | 0.6521 | 0.6521 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6445 | 0.6445 | 0.6445 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5874 | 0.5519 | 0.6228 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5681 | 0.5681 | 0.5681 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 28 Dominican Republic 0.575 compare
- 29 Cambodia 0.5692 compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.5684 compare
- 32 Togo 0.5666 compare
- 33 Madagascar 0.5641 compare
- 34 Taiwan 0.5579 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Gambia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Gambia was 0.5681 in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6521 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5519 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Gambia ranks 31st out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.