Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea
Guinea: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 60.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea is 60.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea peaked at 98.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 16th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.6% | — |
| 1994 | 74.1% | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 74.1% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 81.4% | 84.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.4% | 70.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 64.4% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 63.6% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 62.2% compare
- 17 Mali 57.6% compare
- 18 Togo 52.0% compare
- 19 Cameroon 46.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- 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 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Guinea was 60.4% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Guinea ranks 16th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.