Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea
Guinea: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 76.62 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
76.62
World rank
25th
of 120 countries
All-time high
100
in 1991
All-time low
76.62
in 2018
Years of data
6
1991–2018
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea stood at 76.62. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea peaked at 100 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.62, in 2018.
That places Guinea 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.34 | 82.69 | 100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.86 | 88.8 | 90.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.23 | 76.62 | 83.85 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 80.87 compare
- 23 Senegal 78.59 compare
- 24 Gambia 78.22 compare
- 26 Cameroon 73.98 compare
- 27 Philippines 73.86 compare
- 28 Bangladesh 71.5 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.609 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Guinea was 76.62 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.62 in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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