Poverty & Inequality in Ghana 96 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 89,777 people 2016 up 238.7% 86th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.5% 2016 down 0.4% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 85.4% 2016 down 9.3% 20th Number of people living in extreme poverty 18.20 million people 2016 up 103.7% 47th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 11.65 million people 2016 down 16.3% 14th Number of people living in extreme poverty 11.65 million people 2016 down 16.3% 14th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 85.4% 2016 down 9.3% 20th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 13.8% 2016 up 21.8% 7th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 20.6% 2016 up 14.1% 7th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 26.7% 2016 up 7.5% 9th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.7% 2016 down 0.2% 25th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 56.3% 2016 down 26.6% 16th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 90.1% 2016 down 6.2% 21st Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 11.65 million people 2016 down 16.3% 14th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 89,777 people 2016 up 238.7% 86th Gini coefficient 0.4351 2016 up 1.8% 16th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 12.0% 2022 down 10.4% 38th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 39.0% 2016 down 35.9% 13th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 23.4% 2016 down 26.6% 17th Share of population living below national poverty lines 23.4% 2016 down 26.6% 17th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 4.96 million people 2016 up 214.6% 60th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 13.6% 2016 down 45.2% 25th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 98.8% 2016 down 0.8% 37th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.6% 2016 down 45.2% 25th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 4.09 million people 2016 down 28.0% 24th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 30.8% 2016 down 39.2% 29th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 57.3% 2016 down 26.1% 32nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 25.2% 2016 down 40.6% 16th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 23.4% 2016 down 26.6% 17th Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 41.3% 2023 down 24.9% 3rd Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 41.3% 2023 down 24.9% 3rd ← Previous Page 2 of 2