Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea
Guinea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 29.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Guinea is 29.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea peaked at 93.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 54.6% | 93.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.0% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 29.2% | 42.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Botswana 35.8% compare
- 26 South Africa 30.2% compare
- 27 Philippines 29.3% compare
- 29 Mauritania 26.0% compare
- 30 India 23.9% compare
- 31 Honduras 23.5% compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Guinea was 29.2% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. 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 $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.