Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Guinea
Guinea: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 11.65 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
11.65
World rank
28th
of 120 countries
All-time high
86.37
in 1991
All-time low
11.65
in 2018
Years of data
6
1991–2018
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 11.65 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Guinea peaked at 86.37 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.65, in 2018.
That places Guinea 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.91 | 37.46 | 86.37 | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.15 | 44.03 | 50.28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.45 | 11.65 | 21.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Senegal 17.89 compare
- 26 South Africa 17.44 compare
- 27 Honduras 15.72 compare
- 29 Philippines 11.53 compare
- 30 Mauritania 10.22 compare
- 31 Venezuela 9.71 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,351 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.88 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.609 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.228 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2446 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3163 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Guinea?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Guinea was 11.65 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.37 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.65 in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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