Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia
Gambia: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 22.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia stood at 22.0%.
That represents a change of down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia peaked at 78.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 21st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- 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 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.578 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1939 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4011 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Gambia was 22.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.