Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 2.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea peaked at 54.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 32nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 13.1% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 29 Guatemala 3.4% compare
- 30 Colombia 3.3% compare
- 31 Mauritania 2.5% compare
- 33 Philippines 2.3% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 1.8% compare
- 35 El Salvador 1.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.609 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Guinea was 2.5% in 2018, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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).