Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 11.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 38.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 21.4% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 9.8% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.632 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.184 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.184 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2097 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3531 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea-Bissau was 11.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).