Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Gambia
Gambia: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor was 22 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
22
World rank
21st
of 120 countries
All-time high
78.01
in 1998
All-time low
17.1
in 2015
Years of data
5
1998–2020
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22 for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in 2020.
That represents a change of down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Gambia peaked at 78.01 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 | 78.01 | 78.01 | 78.01 | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.17 | 55.17 | 55.17 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.66 | 17.1 | 34.23 | 2 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.578 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1939 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4011 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Gambia?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Gambia was 22 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.01 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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