Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 100.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1991.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 99.3% | — |
| 1993 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guinea-Bissau was 100.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.