Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana
Ghana: Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions was 41.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.3
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
55
in 2011
All-time low
41.3
in 2023
Years of data
5
2010–2023
Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana stood at 41.3. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana peaked at 55 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.3, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.77 | 42.7 | 55 | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 43.6 compare
- 3 Ecuador 40.8 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 39.8 compare
- 5 Mexico 36.3 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,688 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.54 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.514 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.56 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1991 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5095 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana?
- Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Ghana was 41.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions?
- Ghana ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share people multidimensional poverty national definitions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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