Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 62.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 62.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 85.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 63.9% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 59.4% | 85.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 62.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 38.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 504.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 413.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea-Bissau?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea-Bissau was 62.1% in 2021, 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.