Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea peaked at 45.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 56th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.2% | — |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -93.8% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +55.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -84.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -67.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 18% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 2.8% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Guinea was 0.2% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Guinea ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.