Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 85.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Guinea is 85.9%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100.0% | — |
| 1994 | 87.6% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -4.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 85.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 85.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 92% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 87.6% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.6% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 85.9% | 90.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 87.0% compare
- 23 Gambia 86.4% compare
- 24 Senegal 86.0% compare
- 26 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
- 28 Cameroon 80.6% compare
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 $10 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Guinea was 85.9% 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 $10 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.