Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gambia
Gambia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 86.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 86.4% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Gambia peaked at 97.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.4% | — |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.5% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Gambia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Gambia was 86.4% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Gambia ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.