Poverty & Inequality in Gambia 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 78.2% 2020 down 8.0% 24th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 40.2% 2020 down 24.0% 23rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.9% 2020 down 47.3% 22nd Prosperity gap 6.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 22.5% 21st Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 37.7% 2020 down 18.8% 22nd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 33.6% 2020 down 15.6% 22nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 13.1% 2020 down 36.7% 21st Population living in slums 37.1% 2022 down 19.6% 62nd Income share held by second 20% 10.9% 2020 up 11.2% 85th Gini index 38.8 2020 down 11.0% 36th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.6% 2020 up 15.8% 83rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.6% 2020 up 18.2% 75th Income share held by highest 10% 30.5% 2020 down 12.6% 33rd Income share held by highest 20% 45.6% 2020 down 8.4% 38th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.8% 2020 up 6.3% 78th Income share held by third 20% 15.2% 2020 up 7.8% 88th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 12.8% 2020 down 15.8% 47th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st