Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Gambia
Gambia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2020.
That represents a change of down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Gambia peaked at 78.01 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.1, in 2015.
That places Gambia 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Gambia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Gambia was 22 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.01 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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