Poverty & Inequality in Gambia 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 10,948 people 2020 up 1.6% 111th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.1% 2020 up 0.3% 27th Share of population living in extreme poverty 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 78.2% 2020 down 8.0% 24th Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.97 million people 2020 up 54.8% 109th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 554,570 people 2020 down 16.1% 49th Number of people living in extreme poverty 554,570 people 2020 down 16.1% 49th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 78.2% 2020 down 8.0% 24th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 6.7% 2020 down 19.6% 50th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 12.8% 2020 down 15.8% 45th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 20.0% 2020 down 11.1% 41st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.6% 2020 up 0.1% 28th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 40.2% 2020 down 23.9% 23rd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 86.4% 2020 down 3.8% 23rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 554,570 people 2020 down 16.1% 49th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 10,948 people 2020 up 1.6% 111th Gini coefficient 0.3876 2020 down 11.0% 33rd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 11.6% 2020 down 33.3% 41st Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 194,336 people 2020 up 82.9% 112th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 14.1% 2020 down 44.6% 24th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.6% 2020 up 0.1% 29th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 14.1% 2020 down 44.6% 24th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 362,504 people 2020 down 26.4% 47th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 40.9% 2020 down 23.5% 22nd Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 72.3% 2020 down 10.4% 23rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 17.2% 2020 down 42.2% 22nd ← Previous Page 2 of 2